by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska” 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 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alaska, there were 163 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,810 and $23,688 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice and corrections program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and it awarded 26 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Alaska Anchorage
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the #3 spot on the list. UAS is a small school located in Juneau, Alaska that handed out 91 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Alaska Southeast Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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