2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Oregon

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 300 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in criminal justice matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Oregon ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice and corrections, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice and corrections.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Oregon

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice and corrections students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Portland State University
Portland, OR

143 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Portland State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Oregon.

There were approximately 143 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.

After graduation, criminal justice bachelor's recipients typically make around $33,600 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections from Portland State University

2

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR

92 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections has to check out Western Oregon University. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Oregon.

There were approximately 92 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the criminal justice program report average early career income of $34,000.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections from Western Oregon University

3

Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR

53 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In OR

$32,000 Median Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections has to take a look at Southern Oregon University. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Oregon.

There were roughly 53 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at Southern Oregon University in the most recent year we have data available.

After graduating, criminal justice bachelor's recipients usually make around $32,000 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections from Southern Oregon University

4

Corban University
Salem, OR

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections has to check out Corban University. Corban is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Salem.

There were about 7 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at Corban in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections from Corban University

5

Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Warner Pacific is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Portland. More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections from Warner Pacific University

6

Bushnell University
Eugene, OR

Bushnell University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Eugene. More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections from Bushnell University

 

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	4,932
Washington	229	493
Nevada	117	335
Hawaii	115	143
Alaska	79	59

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	196
Corrections Administration	92
Criminal Justice	7
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Protection	37

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.