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

7 Colleges in the Southeast Region
615 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #109 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice & police science. Combined, these schools handed out 615 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & police science to qualified students.

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

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of criminal justice & police science for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality police science program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school'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.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our full 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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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice & police science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Police Science

1
362 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science needs to check out George Mason University. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from George Mason University

2
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
37 Annual Graduates

Florida State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science. Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Florida State University

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science has to check out Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the town of Orange Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Columbia Southern University

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

Eastern Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Eastern Kentucky University

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Rasmussen University - Florida

6
28 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from South University’s online programs

7
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William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from William Carey University

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice & police science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 492 110
Georgia 453 45
Virginia 421 369
South Carolina 370 8
Kentucky 331 31
Alabama 320 243
Mississippi 275 29

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Criminal Justice & Police Science is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 8,322
Criminal Justice 3,303
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 235
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 116
Securities Services Administration/Management 102
Corrections 9

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