2027 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Utah
Criminal Justice is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Utah
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall criminal justice education in Utah.
Top Schools in Criminal Justice
No school ranked higher than Utah Valley University this year for criminal justice. This very large public university is located in the city of Orem. About 40% of students finish within six years. About 467 criminal justice degrees were awarded at Utah Valley University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, criminal justice degree recipients from Utah Valley University generally make around $44,051. Utah Valley University graduates carry a median of $18,016 in student loans.
See the full criminal justice program report for Utah Valley University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
