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2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Alabama

5 Colleges in Alabama
418 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded
Ranked #16 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 418 degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School

Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Alabama Your choice of criminal justice studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for criminal justice studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Criminal Justice Studies Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies in Alabama

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminal justice studies degree levels they offer.

Top Alabama Schools in Criminal Justice Studies

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
189 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in criminal justice studies has to take a look at Troy University. TROY is a large public university located in the remote town of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #1241 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TROY is a great university overall.

There were roughly 189 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent data year.

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
78 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Faulkner University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Montgomery, Faulkner is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 78 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Faulkner in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice studies from Faulkner University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AL
38 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in criminal justice studies has to look into Jacksonville State University. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1392 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Jacksonville State University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In AL
15.0% Growth in Graduates

Athens State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. Athens State University is a small public university located in the fringe town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #1037 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Athens State University is a great university overall.

There were about 20 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Athens State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In AL
31 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Auburn University at Montgomery is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 31 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at AUM in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
49 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Montgomery, Alabama State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 37th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were roughly 49 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Alabama State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 3,590
North Carolina 710 2,365
Georgia 690 1,423
Virginia 630 1,771
Tennessee 624 322
South Carolina 530 373
Kentucky 518 239
Mississippi 501 225
Louisiana 489 845
Arkansas 466 467
West Virginia 410 1,085

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One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science 585
Criminal Justice 383
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 109

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