by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 15 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 185 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Texas A&M International University
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 24 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice Report
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. 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
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Central Oklahoma
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
East Central University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. ECU is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Austin landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. South University, Austin is located in Round Rock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at South University, Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, 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.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at Dallas
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