2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region

A doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #87 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice and corrections. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School for Your Doctor's Degree

The criminal justice doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice and corrections, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice and corrections.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice and corrections students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Sam Houston State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Texas.

There were approximately 7 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from Sam Houston State University

2

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections needs to check out Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Texas.

There were about 5 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from Texas State University

3

Texas Southern University
Houston, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In TX

#3 Best Quality In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections has to take a look at Texas Southern University. TSU is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Houston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Texas.

There were about 3 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at TSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from Texas Southern University

4

Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX

#4 Most Popular In TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Prairie View A & M University is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Prairie View. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from Prairie View A & M University

 

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	161	18
Oklahoma	89	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	8
Criminal Justice Studies	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Security Science and Technology	9
Fire Protection	3

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.