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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 109,996 criminal justice & corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,519 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,886 and $23,002 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,636 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice & corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice & corrections 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University - Northern. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Havre, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students 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%.
Full Montana State University - Northern Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 121 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 157 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 96 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Northern Colorado
Colorado Mesa University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 74 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Mesa
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Southern Utah University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar City, Utah, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Utah University
Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 116 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Full Boise State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado State University - Global Campus
Dixie State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Saint George, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 58 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Dixie State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Weber State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 115 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Weber State University
With a ranking of #13, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 88 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Northwest Nazarene University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Montana State University - Billings did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Montana State University - Billings
Colorado Christian University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado Christian University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Providence
With a ranking of #18, Lewis - Clark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #19. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 76 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Utah Valley University
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #20. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Westminster College Salt Lake Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Regis University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Regis U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Regis U
DeVry University - Colorado came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DeVry University - Colorado is a small school located in Westminster, Colorado that handed out 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 2.3% 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 DeVry University - Colorado Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Montana Bible College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Montana Bible College
With a ranking of #22, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Idaho State University
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