2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Rhode Island

Criminal Justice is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #26 most popular major in the country. 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 Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 243 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The criminal justice bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Rhode Island ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Rhode Island

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI

96 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice needs to take a look at Roger Williams University. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 96 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Roger Williams University

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

88 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Johnson & Wales University - Providence if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 88 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Salve Regina University
Newport, RI

59 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice has to check out Salve Regina University. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 59 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Salve Regina University

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	540	371
Connecticut	329	297
Vermont	274	117
New Hampshire	267	53
Maine	262	91

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	102
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	12
Securities Services Administration/Management	10

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.