by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 1,226 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,335 and $24,318 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 432 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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 Arkansas”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Philander Smith College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Philander Smith College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Baptist College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas. 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 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arkansas Baptist College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #3 spot on the list. UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas. Located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 96 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas System eVersity ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas System eVersity
With a ranking of #8, Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - Arkansas
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Magnolia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Henderson State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Henderson State University
University of Arkansas ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 48 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Arkansas Tech University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Monticello
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #14. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Harding University
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