by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 31,754 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across South Carolina, there were 610 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 536 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,113 and $25,164 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Morris College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedict College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Voorhees College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina. Voorhees College is a small school located in Denmark, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Allen U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. The Citadel is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 56 bachelors’s criminal justice 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Limestone College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Gaffney, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. USC Upstate is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of South Carolina - Upstate Criminal Justice Report
South Carolina State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at South Carolina State University
North Greenville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Located in Tigerville, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Charleston Southern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Charleston Southern University is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 25 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 at Charleston Southern University
University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 222 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 87%.
Lander University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 at Anderson University South Carolina
With a ranking of #14, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. Columbia College South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Criminal Justice at Columbia College South Carolina
With a ranking of #14, Claflin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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