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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 578 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - California. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 54 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
University of Antelope Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lancaster, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Antelope Valley
With a ranking of #8, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Fresno Pacific is a small school located in Fresno, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Azusa Pacific University College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Azusa Pacific’s University College is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Dimas, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Azusa Pacific’s University College
Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses
DeVry University - California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. DeVry University - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at DeVry University - California
William Jessup University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at William Jessup University
Nevada State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. NSC is a medium-sized public school situated in Henderson, Nevada. It awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
University of Phoenix - Hawaii did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of Phoenix - Hawaii is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Corban University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Corban University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. UOPX - Nevada is a small school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Abraham Lincoln University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Abraham Lincoln University
Alliant International University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Alliant International University
With a ranking of #19, San Diego Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. San Diego Christian is located in Santee, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
California State University - San Bernardino ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
DeVry University - Nevada landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. DeVry University - Nevada is a small school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Criminal Justice at DeVry University - Nevada
With a ranking of #20, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at San Diego State University
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