by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Far Western US region, there were 8,783 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 136 colleges that offered 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 far western us region criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Hawaii. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’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.
Out of the 136 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Woodland Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Woodland Community College
Out of the 136 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses landed the #3 spot on the list. Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses Criminal Justice Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Lincoln University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Abraham Lincoln University
Out of the 136 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft College landed the #5 spot on the list. Taft College is a public institution located in Taft, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Miramar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 123 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at San Diego Miramar College
Barstow Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Barstow Community College is a public institution located in Barstow, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Imperial, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 218 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Imperial Valley College
University of Antelope Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 18 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lake Tahoe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lake Tahoe Community College is a small public school situated in South Lake Tahoe, California. It awarded 16 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Evergreen Valley College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Evergreen Valley College is a medium-sized school located in San Jose, California that handed out 83 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Evergreen Valley College
Southwestern College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 184 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
East Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 489 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
College of the Siskiyous landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Weed, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at College of the Siskiyous
College of the Desert did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. College of the Desert is a fairly large public school situated in Palm Desert, California. It awarded 94 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Sacramento City College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Centralia College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Centralia, Washington, and it awarded 32 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
College of San Mateo landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized public school situated in San Mateo, California. It awarded 56 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Porterville College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Porterville, California, and it awarded 50 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Hawaii Pacific University
West Hills College-Lemoore landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Hills College-Lemoore is a small school located in Lemoore, California that handed out 56 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 140 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno City College is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 151 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. UOPX - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Phoenix - California
College of the Sequoias ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Visalia, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
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