by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 509 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of criminal justice for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.
Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Arizona State University - Skysong
University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Phoenix - Arizona
It is difficult to beat Sam Houston State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice. SHSU is a very large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice has to check out Wayland Baptist University. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Wayland Baptist University
UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Texas State University
Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Laredo.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Texas A&M International University
NSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Tahlequah.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Northeastern State University
ECU is a small public university located in the remote town of Ada.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from East Central University
Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public university located in the rural area of Killeen.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Texas A & M University - Central Texas
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One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 446 |
| Other Corrections & Criminal Justice | 41 |
| Securities Services Administration/Management | 29 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections, General | 17 |
| Juvenile Corrections | 13 |
