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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 West Virginia, there were 1,362 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,179 and $25,641 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,814 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salem University is a small private for-profit school situated in Salem, West Virginia. It awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salem University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia. Institute, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia list. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 148 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at American Military University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia list. Fairmont State University is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fairmont State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in West Virginia list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marshall University
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