by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Oregon, there were 466 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,756 and $20,804 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,093 and $47,545 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice & corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice & corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon” 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon. This small school is located in Salem, Oregon, and it awarded 4 masters’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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Western Oregon State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Oregon. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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