2026 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Mississippi
Criminal Justice & Police Science is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their criminal justice & police science programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools to find the best for criminal justice & police science students.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Police Science in Mississippi
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice & police science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Criminal Justice & Police Science
Our analysis ranked East Mississippi Community College the best school in the country for a degree in criminal justice & police science. East Mississippi Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Scooba. About 18 criminal justice & police science degrees were awarded at East Mississippi Community College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, criminal justice & police science degree recipients from East Mississippi Community College generally make around $34,012. Students borrow a median of $9,422 to complete this degree.
See the full criminal justice & police science program report for East Mississippi Community College
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
