Corrections

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities.

Numbers at a glance

409th

Popular nationwide

Search Rank on O's List

Colleges offer it

345

Graduates (2018-19)

Trends

Graduates

Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type

Median Graduating Class by College Type

Number of Colleges by Size

Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates

University of New Mexico-Main Campus	110
Southeast Missouri State University	57
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	41
Minnesota State University-Mankato	18
Eastern Kentucky University	16
Langston University	12
Texas State University	7
Washburn University	6
Oakland University	4
Stephen F Austin State University	2

Average public university graduating class: 25 students.

Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

Baker College of Flint	35
Missouri Valley College	17
University of the Southwest	7
Oklahoma City University	6
Tiffin University	5
Siena Heights University	1

Average private university graduating class: 12 students.

O's Insights on Corrections

Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
79% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major	Graduates	Colleges
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	28,041	452
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	12,300	266
Criminal Justice/Police Science	2,311	52
Forensic Science and Technology	1,554	98
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other	1,463	40