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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Corrections is the 419th most popular major in the country with 3,984 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,560 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 85 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,362 for southwest region associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McLennan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend McLennan Community College is $6,191 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 12 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,482 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rio Salado College.

Read more about Corrections at Rio Salado College

#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $6,189 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Langston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Langston University is a public institution located in Langston, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k list, Langston University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Langston University is $10,878 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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