by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Louisiana, there were 1,077 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,859 and $28,804 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 511 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 15 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 Louisiana”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Grambling State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dillard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana list. 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
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern University and A & M College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana list. Southern University at New Orleans is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 19 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern University at New Orleans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana list. This small school is located in Pineville, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Louisiana College
Louisiana State University - Alexandria did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Louisiana. It awarded 25 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Alexandria Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeastern
Herzing University - Kenner landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking. Herzing University - Kenner is located in Kenner, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Herzing University - Kenner
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
McNeese State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 29 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at McNeese
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 67 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana list. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Remington College - Shreveport Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a small school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Shreveport Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #14, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nicholls State University
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Louisiana State University - Shreveport
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