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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 30,364 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,051 and $28,418 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13,666 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 268 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edward Waters College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Edward Waters College is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Edward Waters College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 268 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brevard College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brevard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brevard, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 268 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Alabama, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 268 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane College landed the #4 spot on the list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brewton - Parker College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Brewton - Parker College is a small school located in Mount Vernon, Georgia that handed out 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brewton - Parker College
Chowan University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Chowan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Chowan University
Webber International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Webber International University is located in Babson Park, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Webber International University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Talladega College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Talladega, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Talladega College
Bethel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University
With a ranking of #10, Le Moyne - Owen College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Le Moyne - Owen College
Saint Augustine’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. SAU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Augustine’s University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Livingstone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Livingstone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salisbury, North Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Livingstone College
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethune - Cookman University
North Carolina Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. North Carolina Wesleyan College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full North Carolina Wesleyan College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Philander Smith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Philander Smith College
With a ranking of #16, Morris College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Sumter, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Morris College
Grambling State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grambling State University
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Institute, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Florida Memorial University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Memorial University is a small school located in Miami Gardens, Florida that handed out 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Memorial University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #20, American InterContinental University - Atlanta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Atlanta
Elizabeth City State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. ECSU is a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College
With a ranking of #23, Shaw University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Shaw University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shaw University
Dillard University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Dillard University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Strayer University - West Virginia landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - West Virginia is a small school located in Scott Depot, West Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - West Virginia
Not only did these schools make the top 41 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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