Criminal Justice Colleges in Texas

April 29, 2008

There are a wide variety of programs available through universities offering criminal justice degrees. Below you will find a listing of schools by city as well as online criminal justice colleges that offer classes throughout Texas.

Texas is a vast and populous state, home to rural ranches, numerous small towns and sprawling metropolitan areas such as Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin. Two-thirds of all Texans live in one of these major metro areas. Texans are known for being friendly and for their trademark drawl, using words like "ya’ll" and introducing themselves with a handshake as warm as the weather. Living in the Lone Star State, you will experience hot, humid summers and mild winters (except in the Panhandle, where snowfall is more common). Major college towns here include Austin, College Station and San Marcos. Among Texas’ many criminal justice colleges is Huntsville’s Sam Houston State University, home to one of the oldest and largest criminal justice programs in the nation. College students in Texas enjoy the state’s distinctive food, which includes barbecue, Mexican and Tex-Mex. The unemployment rate in Texas as of August 2010 was 8.3 percent, lower than the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Those who wish to enter careers in criminal justice in Texas should be aware of some of the state’s crime statistics. In 2008, Texas’ crime rate was 18 percent higher than the national average, according to the National Institute of Corrections. Property crimes made up 88.7 percent of all crimes in Texas that year, with the remaining crimes being violent crimes, the NIC noted. Also of note is how many people are incarcerated in Texas; in 2009, the state had an incarceration rate 31 percent higher than the national average. That amounts to 649 out of every 100,000 people behind bars, the NIC reports. In 2009, 1,327 murders took place in Texas, which represented a 3.4 percent decrease from 2008, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Texas Crime Report. The murder rate broke down to 5.4 murders for every 100,000 people. The total volume of crime in Texas increased 2.2 percent from 2008 to 2009, the report showed.

Whether you’re interested in a degree in corrections, criminology, or any other bachelor’s or master’s justice degree, the search for finding the right criminal justice academy for you begins with requesting a free information packet from schools in your area by following the links below.

Online Colleges Offering Classes in TX

Kaplan University University of Phoenix Capella University

Austin Criminal Justice Campus Programs

University of Phoenix ITT-Tech Campus DeVry University Kaplan University

Dallas Criminal Justice Campus Programs

University of Phoenix ITT-Tech Campus Argosy University Westwood College

Fort Worth (Arlington) Criminal Justice Campus Programs

ITT-Tech Campus DeVry University Westwood College Kaplan University

Houston Criminal Justice Campus Programs

University of Phoenix ITT-Tech Campus DeVry University Westwood College Kaplan University

Irving Criminal Justice Campus Programs

DeVry University Kaplan University

Plano Criminal Justice Campus Programs

Kaplan University

Richardson Criminal Justice Campus Programs

DeVry University

San Antonio Criminal Justice Campus Programs

University of Phoenix DeVry University ITT-Tech Campus Kaplan University

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