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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 440 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,188 and $24,321 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 361 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. That schools that top this list have a program in criminology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Payne University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas list. Howard Payne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s criminology degrees 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas. McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LeTourneau University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas list. LeTourneau University is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas ranking. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas list. 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.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized 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 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of St. Thomas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. University of St. Thomas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas list. Concordia University, Texas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeway, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 59 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Texas ranking. Saint Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
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