by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 46,895 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,524 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major” ranking analyzed 151 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree criminal justice studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. St. Leo University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Leo, Florida. It awarded 150 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major. Albertus Magnus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 23 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 151 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 56 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Columbus State University
Columbia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Columbia College
Southern University and A & M College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 21 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Southern University and A & M College
McNeese State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full McNeese State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 UW - Platteville
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking, coming in at #10. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 455 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Salem University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Salem, West Virginia, and it awarded 19 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #12, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 50 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of New Haven Criminal Justice Studies Report
Claflin University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. Claflin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Claflin University
Lamar University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 116 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Lamar University
DeSales University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. DeSales University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Westfield State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 25 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Westfield State University
Albany State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Keystone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. This small school is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice studies 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 Keystone College
Seattle University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Xavier University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 19 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Simpson College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. Indianola, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Simpson College
Corban University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major list. Salem, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St. Thomas University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major ranking. STU is a medium-sized school located in Miami Gardens, Florida that handed out 16 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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