by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 6,922 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,149 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 101 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 101 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brevard College landed the #1 spot on the list. Brevard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brevard, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Miles College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 101 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webber International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Webber International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Babson Park, Florida. It awarded 26 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Talladega College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Talladega, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Le Moyne - Owen College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Saint Augustine’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Augustine’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, North Carolina Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Wesleyan College Criminal Justice Report
With a ranking of #8, Philander Smith College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Morris College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morris College is located in Sumter, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Florida Memorial University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Strayer University - West Virginia is located in Scott Depot, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Lees - McRae College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Thomas University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Thomas University is a small school located in Thomasville, Georgia that handed out 35 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Mars Hill University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Benedict College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University Institute of Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Beckley, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia University Institute of Technology Criminal Justice Report
Alderson Broaddus University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alderson Broaddus University is located in Philippi, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Voorhees College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Voorhees College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denmark, South Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Strayer University - Florida is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Allen University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Allen University is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Citadel Military College of South Carolina Criminal Justice Report
Strayer University - Tennessee ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. AU is a small school located in Danville, Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Georgia landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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