2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Louisiana

Ranked #15 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 134 associate degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of criminal justice studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat SOWELA Technical Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from SOWELA Technical Community College

2

Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Bossier Parish Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Bossier Parish Community College

3

McCann School of Business & Technology
Monroe, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies has to check out McCann School of Business & Technology. Located in the city of Monroe, McCann School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from McCann School of Business & Technology

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
Arkansas	161	95
Virginia	158	242
Kentucky	129	12
Alabama	109	6
South Carolina	105	247

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	103
Criminal Justice	23

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.