by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Corrections is the 434th most popular major in the country with 4,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,281 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 168 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in corrections.
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The corrections school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree corrections students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Langston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 19 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #2 spot on the list. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s corrections degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region list. OCU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 10 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Corrections at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Corrections Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s corrections degrees to qualified students.
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