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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 509 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 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 master’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 35 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Texas A&M International University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 163 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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 - Skysong
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayland Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees 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.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 185 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 16 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Central Oklahoma
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
East Central University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at East Central University
South University, Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. South University, Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Round Rock, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at South University, Austin
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