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 “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 Alabama, there were 1,495 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,544 and $31,520 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 211 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice and corrections program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama master’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faulkner University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Faulkner University is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 71 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Faulkner University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 53 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Southern University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Troy University
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. University of North Alabama is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Alabama Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Auburn University at Montgomery Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
South University, Montgomery came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice 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.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Montgomery
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