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
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Search Rank on O's List
17
Colleges offer it
345
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
150
Women
195

Trends

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Colleges

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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.

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