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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama” ranking.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 Alabama, there were 1,495 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,544 and $31,520 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 924 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered 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.
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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 Alabama”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama. This small school is located in Fairfield, Alabama, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Talladega College landed the #2 spot on the list. Talladega, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Full Talladega College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faulkner University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stillman College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Troy University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama ranking. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 185 students in 2020-2021.
Alabama A & M University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Southern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 263 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Huntingdon College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama ranking. Huntingdon College is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Huntingdon College
With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Alabama Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Amridge University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Amridge University is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 6 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Amridge University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama ranking. Auburn University at Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Auburn University at Montgomery Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
South University, Montgomery came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama ranking. South University, Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Montgomery
Athens State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Athens State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school handed out 92 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Alabama ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Alabama
Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #18. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jacksonville State University
Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Herzing University - Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Herzing University - Birmingham
Remington College - Mobile Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Alabama list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Mobile Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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