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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Southeast region, there were 29,726 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,155 and $26,729 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13,728 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 268 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edward Waters College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Edward Waters College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Edward Waters College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brevard College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Brevard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brevard, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brevard College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Miles College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Lane College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lane College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brewton - Parker College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Brewton - Parker College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Brewton - Parker College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Chowan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Murfreesboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
Full Chowan University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Webber International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Babson Park, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Webber International University
Talladega College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Talladega College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Bethel University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in McKenzie, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 103 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University
With a ranking of #10, Le Moyne - Owen College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
Full Le Moyne - Owen College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Saint Augustine’s University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
Livingstone College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Livingstone College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Bethune - Cookman University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Bethune - Cookman University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
North Carolina Wesleyan College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Carolina Wesleyan College
Philander Smith College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, Morris College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice 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.
Grambling State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. GSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Grambling, Louisiana. It awarded 145 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grambling State University
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia State University is a small public school situated in Institute, West Virginia. It awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Memorial University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Florida Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida Memorial University
With a ranking of #20, American InterContinental University - Atlanta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Atlanta
With a ranking of #21, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Elizabeth City State University is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 41 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Elizabeth City State University
With a ranking of #22, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia College is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Shaw University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shaw University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shaw University
Dillard University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dillard University
Not only did these schools make the top 41 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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