by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 22,722 people earned their degree in criminal justice and police science, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,324 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,973 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 97 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and police science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and police science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The police science 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 Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree police science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a public institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 572 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Gateway Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 7 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OHIO Lancaster Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Schoolcraft College is a public institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a public institution located in Alpena, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Morton College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Morton College is a public institution located in Cicero, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Waukesha County Technical College is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Waukesha County Technical College
Delta College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Delta College is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 33 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Jackson College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Jackson College is a small public school situated in Jackson, Michigan. It awarded 16 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Kirtland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Roscommon, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Monroe County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Monroe County Community College is a small public school situated in Monroe, Michigan. It awarded 8 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe County Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #12, Terra State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Fremont, Ohio, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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Mid Michigan College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Harrison, Michigan, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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Gogebic Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gogebic Community College is a small public school situated in Ironwood, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Gogebic Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #15, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school situated in Appleton, Wisconsin. It awarded 74 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Godfrey, Illinois, and it awarded 33 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis and Clark Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
West Shore Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. West Shore Community College is located in Scottville, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Full West Shore Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Hocking College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Nelsonville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 17 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kalamazoo Valley Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #20, Lakeland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a public institution located in Kirtland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 67 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 29 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 42 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chippewa Valley Technical College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #25, Finlandia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Finlandia University is a small school located in Hancock, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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