by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 3,424 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,459 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 735 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 35 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 518 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 373 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 262 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Arizona State University - Skysong
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 93 bachelors’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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Northeastern State University
Wayland Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Texas Southern University
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 43 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of the Incarnate Word came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 28 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%.
Strayer University - Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Strayer University - Texas
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Killeen, Texas, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Criminal Justice Report
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Mid-America Christian University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. MACU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rogers State University is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 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%.
Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. TC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. St. Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Belton, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Criminal Justice Report
With a ranking of #17, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Huston - Tillotson University
East Texas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Lubbock Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Lubbock Christian University
With a ranking of #21, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Tarleton State University
With a ranking of #23, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Criminal Justice Report
East Central University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Criminal Justice Report
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