by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Georgia, there were 3,666 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,104 and $31,556 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbus State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Albany State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Albany, Georgia. It awarded 18 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albany State
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Savannah landed the #3 spot on the list. South University, Savannah is a small private for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Savannah
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University’s online programs. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. South University’s online programs is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full South University’s online programs Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Georgia College & State University is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia College
Clark Atlanta University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. CAU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kennesaw State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Kennesaw State University is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia State
Georgia Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia Southern University
Valdosta State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. VSU is a fairly large public school situated in Valdosta, Georgia. It awarded 65 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Valdosta State University
Mercer University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercer
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