by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 9,267 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,832 and $26,268 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 113 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 1,031 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Texas. The Bulldogs is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hawkins, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jarvis Christian College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wiley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 19 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wiley College
American InterContinental University - Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Houston
Texas A&M International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 224 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. UNT Dallas is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 104 ’s criminal justice 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Sul Ross State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Sul Ross State University is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Prairie View A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 140 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Prairie View A & M University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Wayland Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Plainview, Texas, and it awarded 104 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Wayland Baptist University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 544 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
McMurry University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. 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
Strayer University - Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - Texas
Huston - Tillotson University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 15 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Huston - Tillotson University
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 269 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. Texas A&M Texarkana is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
El Paso Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 321 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Tarleton State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 221 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tarleton
Remington College - Dallas Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Garland, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Remington College - Dallas Campus
South Texas College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 358 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Texas College
With a ranking of #22, South University, Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Located in Round Rock, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full South University, Austin Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #23. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 70 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas Southern University
University of Houston - Victoria landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 74 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UH Victoria
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. 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 259 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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