by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major” ranking.
Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 74th most popular major in the country with 22,722 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,763 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major” ranking looked at 483 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and police science. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and police science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major”.
Out of the 483 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public institution located in Cloquet, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Eastern Gateway Community College is located in Steubenville, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 572 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Eastern Gateway Community College
Out of the 483 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and it awarded 13 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at OHIO Chillicothe
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 7 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at OHIO Lancaster
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 459 students in 2020-2021.
Full Borough of Manhattan Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #6, Redlands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. El Reno, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Full Redlands Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Caribbean University - Vega Baja ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Caribbean University - Vega Baja is located in Vega Baja, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Caribbean University - Vega Baja
Cumberland County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. Cumberland County College is a public institution located in Vineland, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Cumberland County College
Lackawanna College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking. Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Lackawanna College
With a ranking of #10, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. ATCC is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Alexandria Technical & Community College
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking, coming in at #11. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Caribbean University - Carolina ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Located in Carolina, , this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Caribbean University - Carolina Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Housatonic Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 39 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Housatonic Community College
Massasoit Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Massasoit Community College
Brookline College - Tucson ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Brookline College - Tucson
Monroe College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Monroe College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 186 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Full Monroe College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Berkeley College - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking, coming in at #17. Berkeley College - New York is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 64 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - New York Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Mercer County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking, coming in at #18. West Windsor, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Mercer County Community College
Dutchess Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
County College of Morris came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking. County College of Morris is a medium-sized school located in Randolph, New Jersey that handed out 92 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at County College of Morris
Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Winsted, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Cayuga County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. This small school is located in Auburn, New York, and it awarded 23 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cayuga Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Salem Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Salem Community College
Hudson County Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major ranking. Hudson County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 69 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hudson County Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Atlantic Cape Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey that handed out 39 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Atlantic Cape Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | SUNY Canton | Canton, NY |
| 52 | Missouri Southern State University | Joplin, MO |
| 53 | Adirondack Community College | Queensbury, NY |
| 54 | Schoolcraft College | Livonia, MI |
| 55 | Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 56 | Clinton Community College | Plattsburgh, NY |
| 57 | Middlesex Community College | Middletown, CT |
| 58 | Camden County College | Blackwood, NJ |
| 59 | Institute of Technology | Clovis, CA |
| 60 | Alpena Community College | Alpena, MI |
| 61 | Morton College | Cicero, IL |
| 62 | San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino, CA |
| 63 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
| 64 | Asnuntuck Community College | Enfield, CT |
| 65 | Compton College | Compton, CA |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Orange County Community College | Middletown, NY |
| 67 | Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable, MA |
| 68 | Leech Lake Tribal College | Cass Lake, MN |
| 69 | Wallace Community College, Dothan | Dothan, AL |
| 70 | Wiley College | Marshall, TX |
| 71 | Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA |
| 72 | Louisiana State University - Eunice | Eunice, LA |
| 73 | Odessa College | Odessa, TX |
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