by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,814 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 15,791 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,121 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 146 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The criminal justice studies 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 Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edward Waters College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Edward Waters College is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lane College is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 146 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Chowan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. McKenzie, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Livingstone College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Grambling State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. GSU is a public institution located in Grambling, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. WVSU is a small school located in Institute, West Virginia that handed out 47 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Elizabeth City State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ECSU is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 34 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
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Shaw University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Dillard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Salem University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Salem, West Virginia, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Leo University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 325 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alice Lloyd College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alice Lloyd College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. It awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
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Faulkner University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Claflin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Claflin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 40 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 22 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia Wesleyan College Criminal Justice Studies Report
With a ranking of #20, University of Mount Olive did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mount Olive is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 61 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Bluefield College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluefield College is a small school located in Bluefield, Virginia that handed out 29 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alabama State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Alabama State University is a small public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 49 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Fairmont State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Virginia State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia State is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 50 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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