by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Carolina, there were 572 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 19 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Morris College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sumter, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedict College landed the #2 spot on the list. Benedict College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Lancaster landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Methodist College landed the #4 spot on the list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Voorhees College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina. Voorhees College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denmark, South Carolina. It awarded 5 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Allen University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Allen University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 67 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Citadel Military College of South Carolina
With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 22 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Strayer University - South Carolina Criminal Justice Report
Limestone College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Gaffney, South Carolina, and it awarded 26 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 66 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of South Carolina - Upstate Criminal Justice Report
South Carolina State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at South Carolina State University
Charleston Southern University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Charleston Southern University
With a ranking of #13, North Greenville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Tigerville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 24 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%.
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South University, Columbia ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 223 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Criminal Justice Report
With a ranking of #16, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Anderson, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Anderson University South Carolina Criminal Justice Report
With a ranking of #17, Lander University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Lander University is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Columbia College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Claflin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #18. Claflin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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