by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa” 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 Iowa, there were 91 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 Iowa” ranking, we looked at 5 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa criminal justice students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Pleasant, Iowa 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.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #3 spot on the list. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 7 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 17 ’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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Ambrose University landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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