2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in California

Ranked #69 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 154 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in criminal justice matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

126 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of San Diego is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in California.

There were roughly 126 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of San Diego

2

National University
La Jolla, CA

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

National University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of La Jolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in California.

There were roughly 26 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from National University

3

University of Antelope Valley
Lancaster, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Antelope Valley is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the suburb of Lancaster. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in California.

There were about 1 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at UAV in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Antelope Valley

3

Abraham Lincoln University
Los Angeles, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice has to check out Abraham Lincoln University. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 1 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Abraham Lincoln University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Abraham Lincoln University

5

University of Phoenix - California
Costa Mesa, CA

UOPX - California is a small private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa. More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Phoenix - California

 

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Nevada	121	0
Hawaii	112	15
Alaska	69	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	210

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.