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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southwest Region

45 Ranked Colleges
3,988 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Southwest region, there were 6,952 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,988 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 45 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jarvis Christian College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Hawkins, Texas 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 17 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Jarvis Christian College

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 851 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at SHSU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sul Ross State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Texas at Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 88 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Texas at Dallas Criminal Justice Studies Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Texas A&M Texarkana

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. PVAMU is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full PVAMU Criminal Justice Studies Report

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With a ranking of #7, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 208 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at UH Downtown

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Tarleton State University

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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Houston - Victoria Criminal Justice Studies Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 256 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at UTEP

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 138 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at NMSU Main Campus

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 324 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at UTSA

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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Full OLLU Criminal Justice Studies Report

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.

Full UCO Criminal Justice Studies Report

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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State 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 Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 300 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Texas State University

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Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Texas Wesleyan

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Western New Mexico University

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.

Full ENMU - Main Campus Criminal Justice Studies Report

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University of North Texas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 273 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Criminal Justice Studies Report

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 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 Southwest Region ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at MSU Texas

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 43 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Angelo State University

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville Criminal Justice Studies Report

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New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

With a ranking of #25, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico Highlands University Criminal Justice Studies Report

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