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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region

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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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 190 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree criminal justice students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Far Western US Region

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University of San Diego
San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 131 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at USD

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Chaminade University of Honolulu Criminal Justice Report

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National University
La Jolla, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 37 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at National University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region. UAF is a medium-sized school located in Fairbanks, Alaska that handed out 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Alaska Fairbanks

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University of Antelope Valley
Lancaster, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Antelope Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Antelope Valley is located in Lancaster, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Antelope Valley

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University of Phoenix - California
Costa Mesa, California

University of Phoenix - California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Phoenix - California is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 77 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UOPX - California Criminal Justice Report

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Abraham Lincoln University
Los Angeles, California

Abraham Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Abraham Lincoln University

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