Best colleges for criminal justice in Oregon
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in criminal justice or criminology, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for criminal justice in Oregon7 schools
7 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Oregon.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · Private nonprofitTop 25% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade C+
- 2
Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade B-
- 3
Corban University
Salem, OR · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade C+
- 4
Bushnell University
Eugene, OR · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade B
- 5
Portland State University
Portland, OR · PublicTop 14% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade A · Top 7%
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Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR · PublicGood: Compass grade B-
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade B · Top 36%
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Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR · PublicSolid: Compass grade C+
- Bachelor’s program in criminal justice or criminology
- Value grade B · Top 39%
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific University | $35,273 | $23,223 | $60,583 | 67% |
| Warner Pacific University | $25,629 | $25,000 | $55,204 | 49% |
| Corban University | $28,035 | $22,625 | $48,917 | 61% |
| Bushnell University | $20,789 | $23,500 | $53,623 | 56% |
| Portland State University | $9,552 | $20,500 | $57,906 | 53% |
| Western Oregon University | $17,237 | $20,609 | $51,815 | 47% |
| Southern Oregon University | $16,732 | $20,332 | $49,175 | 43% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 20
- Arizona 9
- Arkansas 17
- California 40
- Colorado 11
- Connecticut 14
- Delaware 4
- District of Columbia 6
- Florida 38
- Georgia 39
- Hawaii 3
- Idaho 5
- Illinois 36
- Indiana 33
- Iowa 19
- Kansas 21
- Kentucky 17
- Louisiana 17
- Maine 7
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 31
- Michigan 22
- Minnesota 22
- Mississippi 12
- Missouri 33
- Montana 3
- Nebraska 14
- Nevada 3
- New Hampshire 10
- New Jersey 20
- New Mexico 8
- New York 52
- North Carolina 39
- North Dakota 6
- Ohio 57
- Oklahoma 17
- Pennsylvania 82
- Puerto Rico 22
- Rhode Island 8
- South Carolina 21
- South Dakota 7
- Tennessee 29
- Texas 60
- Utah 8
- Vermont 4
- Virginia 25
- Washington 14
- West Virginia 14
- Wisconsin 22