2025 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #109 in popularity, criminal justice & police science is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice & police science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & police science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & police science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice & police science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & police science related body.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Police Science

1

Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO

Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Colorado Mesa University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Colorado Mesa University

2

Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT

65 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Southern Utah University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science. Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the town of Cedar City.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Southern Utah University

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice & police science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	63
Colorado	316	24
Idaho	312	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Police Science

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice & Police Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	1,164
Criminal Justice	384
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	21

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.