Criminal justice at Southwestern
Southwestern graduates about 20 criminal justice majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 60th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.
Nearby in the criminal justice ranking
Other strong majors at Southwestern
- Business & finance 61 · #315
- Health & pre-med fields 61 · #376
- Communications & media 60 · #380
- Accounting 60 · #288
- Kinesiology & exercise science 59 · #254
- Education 58 · #410
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Southwestern with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.