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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
459 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 33,568 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 809 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 459 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also made our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $12,141 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Utah Valley University Criminal Justice Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is $20,353 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 132 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

UCCS also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is $20,186 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Criminal Justice Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $26,525 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Johnson & Wales University - Denver.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Denver Criminal Justice Report

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CCU is $25,892 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Colorado Christian University

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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