2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 110 associate degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Associate Degree

The criminal justice studies associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality criminal justice studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies 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 studies related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.

Top Arkansas Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arkansas Tech University if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Arkansas Tech University

2

Grantham University
LIttle Rock, AR

It's hard to beat Grantham University if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Grantham University

3

University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas at Monticello is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the town of Monticello, UAM is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from University of Arkansas at Monticello

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	49
Florida	232	41
North Carolina	231	788
Georgia	217	482
West Virginia	180	180
Tennessee	170	119
Virginia	158	242
Kentucky	129	12
Louisiana	124	134
Alabama	109	6
South Carolina	105	247

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	52
Criminal Justice	44
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	6

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.