2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Southwest Region
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Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 44th most popular major in the country with 23,232 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,455 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 657 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and police science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice and police science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 23 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Texas College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
South Texas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $1,174 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree police science students list, South Plains College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 5 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Amarillo College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,578 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Amarillo College.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #4 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 88 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree police science students list, Rio Salado College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,320 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Rio Salado College.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
DMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DMC is $5,738 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
McLennan Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for McLennan Community College is $6,752 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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Redlands Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Redlands Community College is a small public school situated in El Reno, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Redlands Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Redlands Community College is $5,538 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Navarro College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Corsicana, Texas, and it awarded 40 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Navarro College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Navarro College is $14,349 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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Odessa College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Odessa College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Odessa College.
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Austin Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 94 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree police science students list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU-OKC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU-OKC is $6,753 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Pima Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Pima County Community College District also took the #11 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,583 for southwest region associate degree police science students per year to attend Pima County Community College District.
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Houston Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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With a ranking of #14, Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Lamar Institute of Technology also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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San Jacinto Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 25 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Cochise County Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 29 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree police science students list, Cochise College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise College is $6,228 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Mesa Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree police science students list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Mesa Community College.
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Galveston College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Galveston College is a public institution located in Galveston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Galveston College also took the #20 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Galveston College is $3,446 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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San Antonio College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Uvalde, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Southwest Texas Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Texas Junior College is $6,717 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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Rogers State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
RSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rogers State University is $16,087 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Wiley College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Wiley College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 10 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Wiley College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend Wiley College is $17,666 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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Trinity Valley Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Athens, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TVCC, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TVCC is $6,850 for southwest region associate degree police science students.
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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%.
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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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