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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Missouri

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 31,754 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across Missouri, there were 725 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 523 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,459 and $22,890 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 15 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri”.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Missouri

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Culver - Stockton College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Culver - Stockton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Canton, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Culver - Stockton College

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #2 spot on the list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full Drury University - CCPS Criminal Justice Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CMU CLAS Criminal Justice Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hannibal - LaGrange University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Hannibal - LaGrange University is located in Hannibal, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Hannibal - LaGrange University Criminal Justice Report

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Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Lincoln University is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Lincoln University

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Park University
Parkville, Missouri

Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Park University

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Missouri Southern State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Missouri Southern is a small public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 61 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri Southern State University Criminal Justice Report

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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 119 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Columbia College

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 101 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Central Missouri

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at CMU CGES

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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Southwest Baptist University

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Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri

Evangel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Evangel

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Rockhurst University
Kansas City, Missouri

Rockhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #13. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 13 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 at Rockhurst University

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With a ranking of #14, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri list. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees 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%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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DeVry University - Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

DeVry University - Missouri landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Missouri ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full DeVry University - Missouri Criminal Justice Report

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