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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 842 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,435 and $22,013 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 654 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The criminology 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree criminology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 118 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard Payne University landed the #2 spot on the list. Howard Payne is located in Brownwood, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McMurry University landed the #3 spot on the list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 281 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
LeTourneau University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 24 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 36 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. UST is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region list. Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeway, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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