2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Nevada

Ranked #27 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

There was only one school in Nevada to review for the 2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Nevada ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Criminal Justice Schools List

Criminal Justice Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Nevada list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Nevada

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminal justice degree levels they offer.

Top Nevada Schools in Criminal Justice

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Nevada State College
Henderson, NV

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Nevada State College if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice. NSC is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Henderson.More information about a degree in criminal justice from Nevada State College

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University of Phoenix - Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Phoenix - Nevada is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in criminal justice. Located in the suburb of Las Vegas, UOPX - Nevada is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.More information about a degree in criminal justice from University of Phoenix - Nevada

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	7,550
Washington	831	113
Oregon	587	4
Hawaii	267	55
Alaska	167	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	590
Criminal Justice & Police Science	101
Security & Loss Prevention Services	5
Corrections	1

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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.