by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 16,030 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,924 and $23,422 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 193 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 983 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jarvis Christian College landed the #2 spot on the list. The Bulldogs is a small school located in Hawkins, Texas that handed out 17 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Muscogee Nation. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. College of the Muscogee Nation is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Muscogee Nation
Out of the 193 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Brownsville landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Brownsville is located in Brownsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 173 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at Brownsville
Wiley College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 31 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wiley College
American InterContinental University - Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. American InterContinental University - Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Houston
Texas A&M International University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 245 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M International University
Brookline College - Tucson ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Tucson is a small school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Tucson
Langston University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston University is located in Langston, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Langston University
With a ranking of #11, Redlands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. El Reno, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Redlands Community College
Brookline College - Albuquerque landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 9 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Albuquerque
University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 98 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UNT Dallas
Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Sul Ross is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 60 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Sul Ross State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 502 ’s criminal justice degrees 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%.
Full American InterContinental University - Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM Valencia is a small school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 6 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus
Bacone College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Bacone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bacone College
Prairie View A & M University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is located in Prairie View, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 144 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 85 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wayland Baptist University
With a ranking of #20, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 633 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UT Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico State University - Grants did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. NMSU Grants is a small school located in Grants, New Mexico that handed out 3 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Grants
With a ranking of #22, McMurry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 20 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 McMurray University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Huston - Tillotson University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Huston - Tillotson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 322 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Houston - Downtown
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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