by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,644 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,516 and $24,877 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,506 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 39 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree criminology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Union University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia Union University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminology at Virginia Union University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Peace University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coker University landed the #3 spot on the list. Coker University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson C Smith University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Johnson C Smith University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davis & Elkins College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Elkins, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The University of Tampa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Lander University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lander University is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 27 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 126 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
University of Florida-Online landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF Online is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Maryville College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Maryville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 31 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminology at Flagler College - St Augustine
Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 209 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Randolph - Macon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Ashland, Virginia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Lynchburg came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #15, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Loyola University New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 405 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 156 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Alabama came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 260 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminology at The University of Alabama
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Southern Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Central, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminology at Southern Wesleyan University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 134 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Mary Baldwin University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staunton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Southern College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Southern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 14 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
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