by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 1,334 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,412 and $101,824 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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