Best Criminal Justice colleges in California 2026

Best Criminal Justice colleges in California for 2026

California State University-Sacramento offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 564 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 555 Bachelor's degrees, and 9 Master's degrees.

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California State University-Long Beach offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 354 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 328 Bachelor's degrees, and 26 Master's degrees.

California State University-Stanislaus offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2024, 186 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 183 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 Master's degrees.

California State University-Los Angeles offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 385 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 385 Bachelor's degrees.

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 176 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 176 Bachelor's degrees.

California State University-San Bernardino offers 3 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2024, 255 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 249 Bachelor's degrees, and 6 Master's degrees.

San Jose State University offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 227 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 217 Bachelor's degrees, and 10 Master's degrees.

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California State University-Fullerton offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 392 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 392 Bachelor's degrees.

Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 64 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 64 Bachelor's degrees.

California State University-East Bay offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 122 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 122 Bachelor's degrees.

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School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
California State University-Sacramento Logo California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
3/5
37 : 1 31,943
California State University-Long Beach Logo California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
2/5
37 : 1 42,003
California State University-Stanislaus Logo California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA
3/5
26 : 1 9,724
California State University-Los Angeles Logo California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
2/5
37 : 1 23,163
San Francisco State University Logo San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
2/5
30 : 1 22,563