by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that 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 Tennessee, there were 1,564 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,692 and $30,613 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 109 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Bethel University is a small school located in McKenzie, Tennessee that handed out 53 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln Memorial University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee. Lincoln Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tennessee State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UT Chattanooga
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 14 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middle Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
South College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South College
With a ranking of #9, Martin Methodist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Martin Methodist College is located in Pulaski, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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