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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region

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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.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 193 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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Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 1,031 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at SHSU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jarvis Christian College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Hawkins, Texas, and it awarded 17 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at The Bulldogs

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Texas College
Tyler, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Texas College is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Muscogee Nation. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. College of the Muscogee Nation is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 7 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Muscogee Nation

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Wiley College
Marshall, Texas

Wiley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wiley College

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American InterContinental University - Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 15 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at American InterContinental University - Houston

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 224 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M International University

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With a ranking of #9, Brookline College - Tucson did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Tucson is a private for-profit institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Tucson

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

Langston University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Langston University

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Redlands Community College
El Reno, Oklahoma

Redlands Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in El Reno, Oklahoma, and it awarded 29 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Redlands Community College

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Brookline College - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Albuquerque

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University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 104 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Texas at Dallas

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Sul Ross State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 52 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sul Ross

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American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 391 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Online

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is a small school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 9 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UNM Valencia

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Bacone College
Muskogee, Oklahoma

Bacone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Bacone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Muskogee, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bacone College

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View A & M University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 140 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at PVAMU

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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Wayland Baptist University is a small school located in Plainview, Texas that handed out 104 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayland Baptist University

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With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 544 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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With a ranking of #21, New Mexico State University - Grants did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Grants, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Grants

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

McMurry University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at McMurry University

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Strayer University - Texas ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - Texas

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Huston - Tillotson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Full Huston - Tillotson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 269 ’s 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 University of Houston - Downtown

Rest of the Best 29 in Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region

Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas
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