by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 10,878 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In , criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,181 and had an average of $22,903 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,665 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,516 and $22,389 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,501 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Union University landed the #1 spot on the list. Virginia Union University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Peace University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. WPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 17 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coker University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Coker is a small school located in Hartsville, South Carolina that handed out 21 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson C Smith University landed the #4 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davis & Elkins College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Elkins, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tampa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tampa is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 120 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Lander University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of West Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminology at University of West Georgia
With a ranking of #9, University of Florida-Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #10, Maryville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Maryville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Old Dominion University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 213 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Randolph - Macon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Randolph - Macon College is located in Ashland, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
University of Lynchburg came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Loyola University New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Criminology at Loyola University New Orleans
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 427 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Criminology Report
With a ranking of #17, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 260 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Wesleyan University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Central, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 100 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Criminology Report
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 31 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Mary Baldwin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staunton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Kentucky University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Florida Southern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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