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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 1,985 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,265 and $32,100 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 22 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 colleges and universities below are the best for colorado criminal justice students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 534 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 189 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 183 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan State University of Denver
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Northern Colorado
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the #5 spot on the list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 101 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Mesa
With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 119 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado State University - Global Campus
Colorado Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Colorado Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Christian University
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 105 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arapahoe Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 7 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arapahoe Community College
Community College of Aurora came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 23 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Aurora Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Pikes Peak Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 131 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Mountain College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Mountain College
Aims Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Aims Community College
Trinidad State Junior College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Trinidad State Junior College is a public institution located in Trinidad, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trinidad State Junior College
Morgan Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Morgan Community College is located in Fort Morgan, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Morgan Community College
Regis University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Regis U is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 6 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 158 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Red Rocks Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Denver came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full University of Denver Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Front Range Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. FRCC is a public institution located in Westminster, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Front Range Community College
DeVry University - Colorado landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Colorado Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #20, Otero Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado list. This small school is located in La Junta, Colorado, and it awarded 15 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Otero Junior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Pueblo Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Colorado ranking. Pueblo Community College is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pueblo Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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