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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 South Carolina, there were 1,032 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,436 and $29,704 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 654 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer 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 South Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morris College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina. Morris College is a small school located in Sumter, South Carolina that handed out 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Morris College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College South Carolina
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claflin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Claflin University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedict College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Benedict College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Voorhees College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Voorhees College is a small school located in Denmark, South Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Voorhees College
Allen University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Allen U is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Allen U
With a ranking of #7, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 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 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%.
Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - South Carolina
Limestone College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Located in Gaffney, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Limestone College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at USC Upstate
With a ranking of #11, South Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Carolina State University
North Greenville University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. North Greenville University is a small school located in Tigerville, South Carolina that handed out 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Greenville University
Newberry College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Newberry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberry, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. South University, Columbia is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Columbia
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #15. Charleston Southern University is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Charleston Southern University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anderson University South Carolina
Bob Jones University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bob Jones University
University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 216 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lander University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Lander University is a public institution located in Greenwood, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lander University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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