Best Criminal Justice colleges in California 2025

Best Criminal Justice colleges in California for 2025

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 2023, 548 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 539 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 2023, 310 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 286 Bachelor's degrees, and 24 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 2023, 183 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 179 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 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 2023, 367 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 367 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 2023, 204 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 204 Bachelor'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 2023, 339 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 339 Bachelor'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 2023, 225 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 203 Bachelor's degrees, and 22 Master'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 2023, 326 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 319 Bachelor's degrees, and 7 Master'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 2023, 57 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 57 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 2023, 166 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 166 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
2/5
38 : 1 31,172
California State University-Long Beach Logo California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
2/5
36 : 1 40,278
California State University-Stanislaus Logo California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA
2/5
27 : 1 9,841
California State University-Los Angeles Logo California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
2/5
37 : 1 25,080
San Francisco State University Logo San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
2/5
30 : 1 23,908