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. 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 Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,895 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 16,072 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,105 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 146 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edward Waters College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Edward Waters College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lane College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Lane College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 146 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 103 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Livingstone College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #6, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 145 students in 2021-2022.
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West Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. West Virginia State University is a small school located in Institute, West Virginia that handed out 36 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at West Virginia State University
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Elizabeth City State University is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 41 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Columbia College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia College is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 36 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice Studies Report
Shaw University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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Dillard University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Dillard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Dillard University
Salem University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Salem is located in Salem, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Saint Leo University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 240 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Saint Leo University
Alice Lloyd College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
Virginia Wesleyan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Faulkner University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 83 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Faulkner University
Claflin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Claflin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 150 students in 2021-2022.
West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at West Virginia Wesleyan
With a ranking of #20, University of Mount Olive did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bluefield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Bluefield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluefield, Virginia. It awarded 28 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Alabama State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
North Carolina Central University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at North Carolina Central University
With a ranking of #24, Fairmont State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Fairmont State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Virginia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Virginia State is a small public school situated in Petersburg, Virginia. It awarded 67 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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