2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 23,232 people earned their degree in criminal justice and police science, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,665 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 812 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and police science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and police science programs, but they also cost less that 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 Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Alexandria Technical & Community College is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Minnesota. It awarded 76 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
ATCC also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,550 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. North Hennepin Community College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Hennepin Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for plains states region associate degree police science students.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #3 spot on the list. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 51 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Century College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Century College is $10,808 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inver Hills Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
IHCC also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend IHCC is $11,486 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Normandale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Normandale Community College is $12,620 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Rochester Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Rochester, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rochester Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Community and Technical College is $14,088 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Lake Area Technical Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. LATI is a public institution located in Watertown, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at LATI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lake Area Technical Institute is $12,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for plains states region associate degree police science students.
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With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
Northeast also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $8,749 for plains states region associate degree police science students per year to attend Northeast.
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Lake Region State College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Lake Region State College is a small public school situated in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It awarded 6 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Lake Region State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,564 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Lake Region State College.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a small public school situated in Brainerd, Minnesota. It awarded 13 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree police science students list, Central Lakes College has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Lakes College is $12,514 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Southeast Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Tech, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Tech is $14,633 for plains states region associate degree police science students.
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Western Dakota Technical Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Dakota Technical Institute is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 14 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Western Dakota Tech also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute is $14,388 for plains states region associate degree police science students.
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Jefferson College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Jefferson College is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Missouri. It awarded 25 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
JeffCo also took the #17 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jefferson College is $7,923 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 33 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
DMACC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $10,076 for plains states region associate degree police science students.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree police science students list, Minneapolis Community and Technical College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,376 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
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Saint Louis Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Saint Louis Community College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Community College is $6,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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With a ranking of #18, Hibbing Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Hibbing Community College is located in Hibbing, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree police science students list, Hibbing Community College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,207 for plains states region associate degree police science students per year to attend Hibbing Community College.
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Iowa Central Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa Central Community College, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa Central Community College is $10,102 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Hawkeye Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 21 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Hawkeye Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,495 for plains states region associate degree police science students per year to attend Hawkeye Community College.
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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public institution located in Cloquet, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $9,399 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
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Indian Hills Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. IHCC is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
IHCC also took the #24 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian Hills Community College is $7,217 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
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Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small school located in St. Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 29 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Rasmussen University - Minnesota is $18,586 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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With a ranking of #24, Mineral Area College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Mineral Area College is a small school located in Park Hills, Missouri that handed out 19 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,270 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Police Science students per year to attend MAC.
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Missouri Southern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Missouri Southern State University is a public institution located in Joplin, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri Southern also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Missouri Southern State University is $9,625 for plains states region associate degree police science students.
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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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- *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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