Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Administration

A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of organization management and criminal justice to the administration of public law enforcement agencies and operations. Includes instruction in law enforcement history and theory, operational command leadership, administration of public police organizations, labor relations, incident response strategies, legal and regulatory responsibilities, budgeting, public relations, and organizational leadership.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 655 institutions across the United States, with a total of 86372 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

3,092

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

8,845

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

13,153

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

163

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

2,651

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

84

degrees awarded

Other Awards

58,384

awards given

Top Schools for Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Administration

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
4,573
2 University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
2,253
3 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
1,578
4 University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
1,168
5 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
1,153
6 East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
1,096
7 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
1,029
8 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
990
9 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
789
10 University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
783
11 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
777
12 University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
765
13 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
735
14 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
735
15 Triton College
River Grove, IL
725
16 University of South Carolina-Columbia
Columbia, SC
714
17 Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
714
18 Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
684
19 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
663
20 Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley, CA
653
21 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
630
22 Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA
617
23 Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
551
24 Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
516
25 St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY
513
26 Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA
508
27 Franklin University
Columbus, OH
495
28 Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
468
29 University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV
459
30 Kean University
Union, NJ
459
31 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
453
32 Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
453
33 Citrus College
Glendora, CA
451
34 CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY
450
35 University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO
447
36 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL
447
37 Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
444
38 Ashford University
San Diego, CA
444
39 National University
San Diego, CA
441
40 Columbia College
Columbia, MO
436
41 Monroe College
Bronx, NY
435
42 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
423
43 Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
417
44 Park University
Parkville, MO
414
45 University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
414
46 Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills, MI
408
47 Valencia College
Orlando, FL
405
48 Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
402
49 Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
402
50 Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA
400
51 Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
399
52 Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
387
53 University of Mississippi
University, MS
387
54 Norwich University
Northfield, VT
378
55 Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
375
56 CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY
369
57 CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY
363
58 Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA
357
59 Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
357
60 Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH
348
61 Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
348
62 Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL
344
63 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
339
64 University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
339
65 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
337
66 Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA
333
67 Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
327
68 University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
326
69 Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
319
70 University of Georgia
Athens, GA
315
71 Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
312
72 Wilmington University
New Castle, DE
306
73 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
306
74 San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
294
75 Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
291
76 Colorado State University Global
Aurora, CO
288
77 Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
285
78 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina, PR
285
79 Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
282
80 Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX
279
81 Texas Southern University
Houston, TX
279
82 Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, CA
279
83 Butte College
Oroville, CA
273
84 University of Arkansas Grantham
LIttle Rock, AR
270
85 Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL
269
86 College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
266
87 Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA
258
88 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
Bradenton, FL
257
89 Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
255
90 College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
255
91 Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA
253
92 Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
253
93 American River College
Sacramento, CA
246
94 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
246
95 Salem State University
Salem, MA
243
96 Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
Springfield, MO
243
97 University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC
243
98 Yuba College
Marysville, CA
240
99 El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
237
100 Thomas University
Thomasville, GA
237