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2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in South Carolina

9 Colleges in South Carolina
412 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 9 schools in South Carolina 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 412 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 South Carolina 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

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 the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina

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 South Carolina Schools in Criminal Justice Studies

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Columbia College
Columbia, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
63 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Columbia College if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1009 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia College South Carolina is a great college overall.

There were approximately 63 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College South Carolina in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice studies from Columbia College

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In SC

Bob Jones University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #1051 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bob Jones University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Bob Jones University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
49 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Claflin University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the town of Orangeburg, Claflin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 39th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 49 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Claflin in the most recent data year.

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Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In SC
41 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Midlands Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1503 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MTC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 41 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at MTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In SC
3.3% Growth in Graduates

GTC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #1044 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 30 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at GTC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice studies from Greenville Technical College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In SC
7.4% Growth in Graduates

Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the small city of Conway. This college ranks 36th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 27 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in the most recent data year.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In SC

OCtech is a small public college located in the rural area of Orangeburg. This college ranks 24th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were about 23 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at OCtech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in criminal justice studies from Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College

8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In SC

Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public college located in the distant town of Greenwood. This college ranks 31st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 21 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In SC
58.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Conway, MMC Conway is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 17 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at MMC Conway in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in criminal justice studies from Miller-Motte College Conway

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
Kentucky 518 239
Mississippi 501 225
Alabama 500 408
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 572
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 40
Criminal Justice & Police Science 8

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