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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Texas

59 Ranked Colleges
4,871 Degrees Awarded
$33,812 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas

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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 9,252 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,440 and $23,863 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,871 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,918 and $22,392 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 59 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Texas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jarvis Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Hawkins, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jarvis Christian College

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Texas College
Tyler, Texas

Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas College landed the #2 spot on the list. TC is a small school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Texas College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 838 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 SHSU

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Wiley College
Marshall, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wiley College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 178 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M International University

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Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sul Ross State University

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University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 83 students 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 University of North Texas at Dallas

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 581 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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American InterContinental University - Houston landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 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 American InterContinental University - Houston

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Prairie View A & M University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at PVAMU

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McMurry University
Abilene, Texas

With a ranking of #11, McMurry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. McMurry University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees 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%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at McMurry University

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With a ranking of #13, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Huston - Tillotson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M Texarkana Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Wayland Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Wayland Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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South University, Austin
Round Rock, Texas

South University, Austin ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Located in Round Rock, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South University, Austin Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 255 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UH Downtown

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #18, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 209 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Tarleton State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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With a ranking of #19, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas list. UH Victoria is a small public school situated in Victoria, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 UH Victoria

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 283 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%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at El Paso

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 241 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Full Remington College - Fort Worth Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Lubbock Christian University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice 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 LCU Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Texas Southern University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 62 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 TSU

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Texas ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 339 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas State

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