2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Nevada

If you pursue a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #31 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice and corrections students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice and corrections.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Nevada

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

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

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Nevada - Las Vegas if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV 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 master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Nevada. More information about a master’s in criminal justice and corrections from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2

University of Phoenix - Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

$42,700 Median Salary

$35,506 Median Student Debt

University of Phoenix - Nevada is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the suburb of Las Vegas, UOPX - Nevada is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the criminal justice program report average early career income of $42,700.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice and corrections from University of Phoenix - Nevada

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	484
Washington	184	27
Oregon	151	15
Hawaii	84	16
Alaska	53	6

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	8

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.