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Largest criminal justice programs in Louisiana
Louisiana criminal justice programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling State University | Grambling | Public, 4-year | 153 |
| 2 | Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | Public, 2-year | 132 |
| 3 | Southern University | Baton Rouge | Public, 4-year | 113 |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | Public, 4-year | 67 |
| 5 | SOWELA Technical Community College | Lake Charles | Public, 2-year | 61 |
| 6 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches | Public, 4-year | 56 |
| 7 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | Public, 4-year | 53 |
| 8 | McNeese State University | Lake Charles | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 9 | Southern University at New Orleans | New Orleans | Public, 4-year | 43 |
| 10 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe | Public, 4-year | 38 |
| 11 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria | Alexandria | Public, 4-year | 36 |
| 12 | Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | Public, 2-year | 27 |
| 13 | South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | Public, 2-year | 23 |
| 14 | Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | Public, 2-year | 20 |
| 15 | Dillard University | New Orleans | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 19 |
| 16 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport | Public, 4-year | 15 |
| 17 | Nicholls State University | Thibodaux | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 18 | Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | Public, 2-year | 11 |
| 19 | Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 20 | Herzing University | Metairie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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