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

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 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in South Carolina ranking.

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 South Carolina

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

Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, SC

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Anderson University South Carolina is a popular choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in South Carolina.

There were roughly 13 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Anderson University South Carolina

2

South University, Columbia
Columbia, SC

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

South University, Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. South University, Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Columbia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in South Carolina.

There were about 9 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at South University, Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from South University, Columbia

3

Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Charleston Southern University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in South Carolina.

There were approximately 8 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.

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

4

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in South Carolina.

There were roughly 5 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of South Carolina - Columbia

 

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	70
Georgia	361	46
North Carolina	323	50
Virginia	305	46
Tennessee	296	102
Kentucky	248	81
Alabama	248	169
Mississippi	205	22
West Virginia	154	7

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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	34

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.