by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 the Southwest region, there were 16,306 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,694 and $26,138 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,558 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 95 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 the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jarvis Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hawkins, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The Bulldogs
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 899 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 189 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M International University
Sul Ross State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross is a public institution located in Alpine, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Full University of North Texas at Dallas Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Bacone College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Bacone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bacone College
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 520 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
American InterContinental University - Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Houston
With a ranking of #11, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized school located in Prairie View, Texas that handed out 125 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
McMurry University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. McMurray University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McMurray University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #13, Strayer University - Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - Texas
Huston - Tillotson University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Huston - Tillotson University
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M Texarkana
Wayland Baptist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
South University, Austin ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. South University, Austin is a small school located in Round Rock, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Austin
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 208 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 UH Downtown
Langston University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 19 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Langston University
Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Albuquerque
With a ranking of #21, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton
With a ranking of #22, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 227 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American InterContinental University - Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #23, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Victoria
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 256 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at El Paso
Northeastern State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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