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 Kentucky” 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 Kentucky, there were 1,679 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,467 and $27,395 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 601 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,941 and $26,734 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alice Lloyd College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky list. Alice Lloyd College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alice Lloyd College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kentucky State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky list. Kentucky State University is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Kentucky University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union College Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky. Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union College
Midway University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Midway, Kentucky, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pikeville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. University of Pikeville is a small school located in Pikeville, Kentucky that handed out 12 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pikeville
Lindsey Wilson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lindsey Wilson College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s 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%.
Bellarmine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bellarmine University
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Kentucky University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #12. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Cumberlands
With a ranking of #13, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky list. Murray State University is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Murray State
Campbellsville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #14. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Campbellsville University
Thomas More University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. It awarded 3 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Thomas More University
Sullivan University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sullivan University
Daymar College - Bowling Green came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. Daymar College - Bowling Green is a private for-profit institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Daymar College - Bowling Green
Spalding University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kentucky ranking. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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