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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 District of Columbia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 109,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , criminal justice & corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,614 and had an average of $22,981 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 294 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,922 and $30,189 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 269 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,578 and $24,158 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice & corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice & corrections.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in District of Columbia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 District of Columbia”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trinity College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in District of Columbia. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 34 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
George Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in District of Columbia list. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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