2024 Best Criminal Justice Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

Ranked #69 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Oklahoma to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Oklahoma

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

Top Oklahoma Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice

1

Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Northeastern State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Northeastern State University

2

East Central University
Ada, OK

It is difficult to beat East Central University if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice from East Central University

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	139
Arizona	322	348

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.