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

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 371 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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Kentucky ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of criminal justice students usually has them for a reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

1

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

182 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Kentucky University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Eastern is a large public university located in the town of Richmond. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Kentucky.

There were roughly 182 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Eastern Kentucky University

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

132 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Louisville is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Kentucky.

There were about 132 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY

44 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Campbellsville University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Located in the distant town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Kentucky.

There were roughly 44 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Campbellsville University in the most recent data year.

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

4

Union College Kentucky
Barbourville, KY

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Union College Kentucky if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Union College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Barbourville.

There were roughly 10 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Union College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Union College Kentucky

5

Beckfield College - Florence
Florence, KY

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In KY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Florence, Beckfield College - Florence is a private for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Kentucky.

There were about 2 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Beckfield College - Florence in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Beckfield College - Florence

6

Daymar College - Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In KY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Daymar College - Bowling Green is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the small city of Bowling Green. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Kentucky.

There were approximately 1 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Daymar College - Bowling Green in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	283
Georgia	447	269
Tennessee	445	714
North Carolina	434	316
Virginia	417	511
South Carolina	353	544
Alabama	318	191
Louisiana	295	4
Arkansas	287	49
Mississippi	261	168
West Virginia	235	19

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	161
Criminal Justice & Police Science	26
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	22
Corrections	8

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.