2024 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice & police science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 143 associate degrees in criminal justice & police science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & police science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice & police science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & police science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice & police science students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice & police science.

Top Iowa Schools for an Associate in Police Science

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indian Hills Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. IHCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Ottumwa.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Indian Hills Community College

2

Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Hawkeye Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Hawkeye Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Waterloo.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Hawkeye Community College

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	378
Kansas	275	17
Missouri	210	179
Nebraska	163	29
South Dakota	148	49
North Dakota	144	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Police Science

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice & Police Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Police Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	61

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.