by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 1,762 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,041 and $26,307 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 731 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coppin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland. Coppin is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 54 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Coppin State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland. Princess Anne, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Bowie State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland list. UB is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevenson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stevenson, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Stevenson
With a ranking of #6, Frostburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland list. Frostburg State is a small school located in Frostburg, Maryland that handed out 47 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Frostburg State University
Hood College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland list. Hood College is located in Frederick, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Maryland Global Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland ranking. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 367 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Strayer University - Maryland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland ranking. Strayer University - Maryland is a private for-profit institution located in Suitland, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
McDaniel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #10. McDaniel College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at McDaniel College
With a ranking of #11, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Goucher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maryland list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Goucher College
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