2024 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 26 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice & corrections. Combined, these schools handed out 1,381 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The criminal justice bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & corrections students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice & corrections students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for criminal justice & corrections to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & corrections related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice & corrections students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Georgia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections.

10 Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

85 Annual Graduates

$38,066 Median Starting Salary

$22,978 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Criminal Justice & Corrections bachelor's degree recipients from University of Georgia get an earnings boost of approximately $3,888 over the typical earnings of criminal justice & corrections majors.

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2

Reinhardt University
Waleska, GA

23 Annual Graduates

$56,089 Median Starting Salary

$27,475 Median Student Debt

Reinhardt University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. Reinhardt University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Waleska.

Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their bachelor's degree from Reinhardt University earn $21,911 more than the average criminal justice student.

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3

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

167 Annual Graduates

$37,330 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

Kennesaw State University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

Criminal Justice & Corrections bachelor's degree recipients from Kennesaw State University get an earnings boost of around $3,152 over the typical earnings of criminal justice & corrections majors.

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4

University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA

126 Annual Graduates

$36,582 Median Starting Salary

$22,363 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat University of North Georgia if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. UNG is a large public university located in the town of Dahlonega.

Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their bachelor's degree from University of North Georgia make $2,404 more than the typical criminal justice grad.

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5

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA

31 Annual Graduates

$36,334 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Georgia College is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their bachelor's degree from Georgia College & State University receive $2,156 more than the average criminal justice grad.

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6

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

166 Annual Graduates

$31,723 Median Starting Salary

$26,812 Median Student Debt

Georgia State is a very large public university located in the city of Atlanta.

After graduation, criminal justice bachelor's recipients typically earn about $31,723 at the beginning of their careers.

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7

Mercer University
Macon, GA

15 Annual Graduates

$31,257 Median Starting Salary

$46,775 Median Student Debt

Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Macon.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the criminal justice program report average early career earnings of $31,257.

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8

Augusta University
Augusta, GA

17 Annual Graduates

$31,385 Median Starting Salary

$30,299 Median Student Debt

Augusta University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the criminal justice program earn an average of $31,385 in their early career salary.

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9

Columbus State University
Columbus, GA

54 Annual Graduates

$33,237 Median Starting Salary

$31,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the midsize city of Columbus, CSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, criminal justice bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $33,237 in the first five years of their career.

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10

Herzing University - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

5 Annual Graduates

$52,717 Median Starting Salary

$28,399 Median Student Debt

Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.

Bachelor's recipients from the criminal justice & corrections degree program at Herzing University - Atlanta make $18,539 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	3,420
Tennessee	220	893
North Carolina	213	1,831
Virginia	213	1,745
South Carolina	195	654
Kentucky	187	601
Alabama	184	924
Louisiana	171	511
Mississippi	169	370
Arkansas	167	423
West Virginia	147	904

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	854
Criminal Justice	292
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	140
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	50
Criminal Justice & Police Science	45

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Security Science and Technology	80
Other Homeland Security	25
Homeland Security	12
Fire Protection	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.