by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 74th most popular major in the country with 22,722 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,470 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 662 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 50 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and police science. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice and police science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree police science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #3 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Odessa College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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Cochise County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Cochise County Community College District is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 38 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 34 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Navarro College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Redlands Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in El Reno, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
Full Redlands Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 20 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Texas College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Coastal Bend College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. CBC is located in Beeville, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, North Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. North Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Midland College is located in Midland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Midland College
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #16, Brookline College - Tucson did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate 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.
Full Brookline College - Tucson Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
Alvin Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Alvin, Texas, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Victoria College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Victoria College is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico Junior College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Amarillo College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Western Oklahoma State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Western Oklahoma State College is a public institution located in Altus, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Antonio College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Arizona College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Eastern Arizona College
With a ranking of #22, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Police Science Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.
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