2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #12 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. Combined, these schools handed out 154 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of criminal justice studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality criminal justice studies 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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Mississippi

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice Studies

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at University of Southern Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies needs to check out Jackson State University. Jackson State is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Jackson.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Jackson State University

3

Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS

20 Annual Graduates

Alcorn State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. Alcorn State is a small public university located in the rural area of Alcorn State.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Alcorn State University

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	3,038
Tennessee	460	203
North Carolina	453	1,537
Georgia	453	853
Virginia	421	996
South Carolina	370	102
Kentucky	331	213
Alabama	320	382
Louisiana	306	510
Arkansas	294	351
West Virginia	223	760

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	129
Criminal Justice & Police Science	12

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.