Criminal Justice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 614 degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.
The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a good option for students interested in a degree in criminal justice. UCCS is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Colorado Springs. This university ranks 16th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 184 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus if you want to pursue a degree in criminal justice. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #585 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU Anschutz is a great university overall.
There were roughly 105 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent data year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminal justice. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Aurora. A Best Colleges rank of #331 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great university overall.
There were about 119 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Global Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Colorado Christian University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Lakewood. A Best Colleges rank of #926 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at CCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #850 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Aims Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 5 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Aims Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 19 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Trinidad State Junior College in the most recent data year.
Arapahoe Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Littleton. This college ranks 24th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 7 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Arapahoe Community College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
