2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 46,252 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,735 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,808 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 47 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 810 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
MSU Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students per year to attend MSU Texas.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 150 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students list, Tarleton has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarleton State University is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 223 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 86 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Criminal Justice Studies Report
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 261 students in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 283 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Durant, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students per year to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
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Lamar University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students list, Lamar University has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
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Angelo State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Angelo State also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students per year to attend Angelo State.
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Texas State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas at Dallas is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 78 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,488 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students per year to attend University of North Texas at Dallas.
Full University of North Texas at Dallas Criminal Justice Studies Report
Texas Woman’s University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students list, TWU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Texas Woman’s University
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Highlands University is $9,661 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Victoria is $8,967 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
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With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students list, UT Tyler has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 31 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 83 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,332 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Criminal Justice Studies Report
Western New Mexico University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,411 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students per year to attend Western New Mexico University.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 283 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students list, UTEP has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students.
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With a ranking of #25, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 196 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also took the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice Studies students.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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