by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” ranking - to help you make that 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 Georgia, there were 3,666 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,104 and $31,556 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,381 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brewton - Parker College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. Brewton - Parker College is located in Mount Vernon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Atlanta. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. AIU Atlanta is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National American University - Kings Bay. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. National American University - Kings Bay is a small private for-profit school situated in Kings Bay, Georgia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Clark Atlanta University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Reinhardt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #7. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waleska, Georgia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Reinhardt University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Savannah State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Georgia landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Georgia Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Emmanuel College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Franklin Springs, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Atlanta Metropolitan State College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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Dalton State College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Dalton State College is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large public school situated in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It awarded 51 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia Gwinnett College
With a ranking of #14, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #15. Albany State is a public institution located in Albany, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Shorter University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Shorter is a small school located in Rome, Georgia that handed out 12 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Point University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Point University is a small school located in West Point, Georgia that handed out 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbus State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Columbus State University is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clayton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #19. Morrow, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Full Clayton State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
College of Coastal Georgia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. College of Coastal Georgia is a public institution located in Brunswick, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Georgia State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middle Georgia State University
South University’s online programs came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Valdosta State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Truett McConnell University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. TMU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Georgia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kennesaw State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 167 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees 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%.
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