2025 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado
8Colleges in Colorado
2,004Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
$40,755Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #7 in popularity, criminal justice & corrections is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & corrections students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,004 degrees in criminal justice & corrections to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School
The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice & Corrections School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Colorado
The schools below may not offer all types of criminal justice degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in criminal justice & corrections needs to look into University of Northern Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Greeley. A Best Colleges rank of #707 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Northern Colorado is a great university overall.
There were approximately 103 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminal justice program report average early career wages of $38,422.
Any student pursuing a degree in criminal justice & corrections has to look into Colorado Mesa University. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Grand Junction. This university ranks 26th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 110 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the criminal justice program make about $38,204 for their early career.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a good decision for students interested in a degree in criminal justice & corrections. UCCS is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Colorado Springs. This university ranks 21st out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 146 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year. After graduating, criminal justice degree recipients generally earn about $42,199 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Global Campus if you want to pursue a degree in criminal justice & corrections. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Aurora. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great university overall.
There were about 117 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Global Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Criminal Justice & Corrections degree recipients from Colorado State University - Global Campus get an earnings boost of about $22,085 above the typical income of criminal justice & corrections majors.
Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 157 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the criminal justice & corrections degree program at Metropolitan State University of Denver earn $3,742 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
CU Anschutz is a very large public university located in the city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #773 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU Anschutz is a great university overall.
There were approximately 109 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent data year. Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus earn $5,059 more than the average criminal justice student.
PPCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Colorado Springs. A Best Colleges rank of #1099 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means PPCC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 184 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at PPCC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the criminal justice & corrections degree program at Pikes Peak Community College earn $9,791 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large suburb of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 32 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at CCU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice & Corrections School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
