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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice and corrections. Combined, these schools handed out 154 master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections to qualified students.

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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. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in West Virginia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of criminal justice and corrections students usually has them for a 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 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. 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 West Virginia

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice and corrections students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

121 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at American Public University System if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Charles Town. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in West Virginia.

There were about 121 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.

Master's students who receive their degree from the criminal justice program earn around $65,400 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice and corrections from American Public University System

2

Fairmont State University
Fairmont, WV

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Fairmont State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Fairmont State is a small public university located in the town of Fairmont. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in West Virginia.

There were roughly 16 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Fairmont State in the most recent data year.

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

3

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice and corrections has to take a look at Marshall University. Marshall University is a large public university located in the small city of Huntington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in West Virginia.

There were approximately 9 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at Marshall University in the most recent year we have data available.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the criminal justice program earn around $47,200 in the first couple years of their career.

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

4

West Virginia State University
Institute, WV

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

West Virginia State 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 suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in West Virginia.

There were approximately 8 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at WVSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5

Salem University
Salem, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Salem is a small private for-profit university located in the rural area of Salem. More information about a master’s in criminal justice and corrections from Salem University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	599
Georgia	186	150
Virginia	175	405
North Carolina	167	112
Tennessee	156	107
Alabama	147	212
South Carolina	141	80
Louisiana	140	234
Kentucky	140	96
Mississippi	120	34
Arkansas	119	11

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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	118
Securities Services Administration/Management	28
Criminal Justice	8

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	246
Security Science and Technology	57

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.