by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 3,262 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,941 and $29,645 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,745 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 21 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 colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia. Virginia Wesleyan University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Virginia Wesleyan University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Bluefield, Virginia, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bluefield College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Averett University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia. Averett University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Averett University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Longwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia. Longwood University is a small public school situated in Farmville, Virginia. It awarded 58 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Longwood
Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 76 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Virginia Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #7, South University, Virginia Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full South University, Virginia Beach Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Radford University
Roanoke College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Salem, Virginia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Roanoke College
With a ranking of #10, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 363 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full George Mason University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #11, Ferrum College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Ferrum, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Hampton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hampton University
Liberty University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 614 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Liberty University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 187 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Commonwealth University
Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
ECPI University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 81 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at ECPI University
Shenandoah University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winchester, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shenandoah
University of Management and Technology landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Management and Technology
With a ranking of #19, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Regent
DeVry University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. DeVry University - Virginia is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at DeVry University - Virginia
South University, Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. South University, Richmond is a small school located in Glen Allen, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Richmond
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