Criminal Justice Safety Studies

A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 829 institutions across the United States, with a total of 134558 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

3,825

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

6,490

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

29,542

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

671

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

3,316

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

185

degrees awarded

Other Awards

90,529

awards given

Top Schools for Criminal Justice Safety Studies

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	3,474
2	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	2,871
3	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	2,607
4	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	2,241
5	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	2,157
6	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	1,959
7	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	1,737
8	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	1,644
9	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	1,587
10	Florida International University Miami, FL	1,569
11	Dallas College Dallas, TX	1,435
12	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	1,317
13	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL	1,305
14	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	1,245
15	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	1,176
16	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	1,101
17	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	1,047
18	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	1,020
19	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	1,017
20	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	978
21	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	954
22	University of North Texas Denton, TX	942
23	Ashford University San Diego, CA	936
24	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	930
25	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	930
26	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	876
27	Central State University Wilberforce, OH	864
28	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	828
29	University at Albany Albany, NY	807
30	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	804
31	South Texas College McAllen, TX	798
32	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	783
33	Central Community College Grand Island, NE	752
34	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	735
35	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	678
36	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	675
37	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	675
38	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	663
39	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	630
40	Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA	628
41	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	612
42	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	597
43	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	585
44	Post University Waterbury, CT	564
45	Illinois State University Normal, IL	564
46	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	555
47	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	552
48	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	549
49	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	534
50	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	519
51	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	516
52	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	516
53	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	513
54	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	504
55	Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY	504
56	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	501
57	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	501
58	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	501
59	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	498
60	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	498
61	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX	495
62	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	492
63	Portland State University Portland, OR	480
64	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	477
65	Bethel University McKenzie, TN	471
66	South Georgia Technical College Americus, GA	470
67	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	468
68	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	468
69	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	462
70	Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ	460
71	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	459
72	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	456
73	Weber State University Ogden, UT	447
74	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	447
75	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	441
76	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	438
77	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	438
78	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	432
79	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	429
80	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	426
81	Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ	404
82	American University Washington, DC	396
83	Boise State University Boise, ID	396
84	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	393
85	Troy University Troy, AL	388
86	Radford University Radford, VA	381
87	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	378
88	Grambling State University Grambling, LA	378
89	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	375
90	Boston University Boston, MA	372
91	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	369
92	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	360
93	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	357
94	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	351
95	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	342
96	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	333
97	Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA	330
98	Iowa State University Ames, IA	330
99	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	330
100	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	330