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 Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,424 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,459 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tyler, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 518 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huston - Tillotson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Huston - Tillotson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayland Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Wayland Baptist University
Northeastern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wiley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wiley College is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Mid-America Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. MACU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Mid-America Christian University
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Criminal Justice Report
Lubbock Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Texas Southern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Texas Southern University
East Texas Baptist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at East Texas Baptist University
Rogers State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. RSU is located in Claremore, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 735 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Criminal Justice Report
University of Phoenix - Texas ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Phoenix - Texas
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 262 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 373 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
Brookline College - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Criminal Justice Report
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of the Incarnate Word
East Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at East Central University
Abilene Christian University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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