2025 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada

Criminal Justice & Corrections is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 504 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice & corrections students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice & corrections students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt criminal justice & corrections students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & corrections related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice & corrections students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Nevada

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice & corrections students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Nevada Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

308 Annual Graduates

$37,639 Median Starting Salary

$34,103 Median Student Debt

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

Soon after graduation, criminal justice bachelor's recipients typically make around $37,639 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2

Nevada State College
Henderson, NV

47 Annual Graduates

$36,363 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Nevada State College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the rural area of Henderson, NSC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduation, criminal justice bachelor's recipients typically earn about $36,363 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections from Nevada State College

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	5,151
Washington	226	345
Oregon	185	275
Hawaii	112	112
Alaska	75	65

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

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

Criminal Justice Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	308
Criminal Justice	159
Criminal Justice & Police Science	37

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	8
Fire Protection	6

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.