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 Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 2,731 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 854 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 33 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National American University - Kings Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. National American University - Kings Bay is a small school located in Kings Bay, Georgia that handed out 1 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #3 spot on the list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 53 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reinhardt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Waleska, Georgia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Gwinnett College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large school located in Lawrenceville, Georgia that handed out 51 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of North Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking. UNG is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 126 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shorter University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. Located in Rome, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Columbus State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. Columbus State University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 54 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Coastal Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #9. College of Coastal Georgia is located in Brunswick, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Albany State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. This medium-sized school is located in Albany, Georgia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Valdosta State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Valdosta State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #12. Kennesaw State University is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Herzing University - Atlanta landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking. Herzing University - Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Piedmont College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking. Piedmont College is a small school located in Demorest, Georgia that handed out 13 bachelors’s criminal justice studies 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Truett McConnell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Cleveland, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Augusta University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #18. Mercer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Georgia Southern University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Georgia ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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