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. 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 Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 Missouri, there were 1,619 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,955 and $28,280 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 910 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered 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 missouri bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harris - Stowe State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri. Harris - Stowe State University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Harris - Stowe State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Culver - Stockton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Culver - Stockton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Canton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Culver - Stockton College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Drury University - CCPS Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri Valley College is a small school located in Marshall, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Missouri Valley College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Hannibal, Missouri, and it awarded 13 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.
Full Hannibal - LaGrange University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. Jefferson City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Park University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. Park University is a medium-sized school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 145 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Park University
Missouri Southern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Missouri Southern State University is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Missouri Southern State University
Columbia College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College
Missouri Western State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #11. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Missouri Western State University
Missouri Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Missouri Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Central Missouri landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Lindenwood University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 69 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lindenwood University
With a ranking of #15, College of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. College of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hard Work U
With a ranking of #16, Truman State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 35 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Truman State University
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Missouri State University
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at CMU CGES
With a ranking of #19, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #20. Evangel is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Evangel
Rockhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #22. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 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 90%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, William Woods University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Fulton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 William Woods University
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #25, DeVry University - Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at DeVry University - Missouri
Westminster College Missouri landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. Fulton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students 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 Westminster Fulton
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