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2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s

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250 Degrees Awarded
$46,115 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 Colorado, there were 1,985 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,265 and $32,100 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 250 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree criminal justice students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large private for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 117 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 21 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UCCS

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Christian University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at CCU

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Northern Colorado

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Colorado for a Master’s list. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Denver

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