by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 North Carolina, there were 4,511 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,855 and $27,300 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina”.
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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 North Carolina”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Wesleyan College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Carolina Wesleyan College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mars Hill University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina list. Mars Hill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mars Hill, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s 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.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Carolina Central University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Methodist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina. Methodist University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Methodist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Fayetteville State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fayetteville State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full East Carolina University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UNC Charlotte
Barton College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina list. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in North Carolina ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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