by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 46,814 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
Across Virginia, there were 1,801 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 996 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. VWU is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 35 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Virginia Wesleyan University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia list. Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Bluefield College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia list. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Longwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia list. Longwood University is a public institution located in Farmville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Roanoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Roanoke College is located in Salem, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ferrum College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia list. Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Liberty University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 614 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
ECPI University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at ECPI University
With a ranking of #10, Hampton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Virginia list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
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