2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,039 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

Across Mississippi, there were 59 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in corrections.

For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The corrections school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi”.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi”.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections in Mississippi

1

Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

#9 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi list. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Corrections at Holmes Community College

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

#13 overall quality in Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major in Mississippi. This medium-sized school is located in Perkinston, Mississippi, and it awarded 12 associates’s corrections degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Corrections at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections in the Southeast Region
• Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.