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

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 3 schools in Washington 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 30 master'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 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 & Corrections in Washington ranking.

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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 Washington

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

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Seattle University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Washington.

There were approximately 20 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.

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2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. CWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ellensburg. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Washington.

There were about 5 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice and corrections from Central Washington University

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Washington State University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Washington.

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

More information about a master’s in criminal justice and corrections from Washington State University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	484
Oregon	151	15
Nevada	100	5
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	25
Criminal Justice & Police Science	5

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.