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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
207 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 33,568 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,698 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 207 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Park University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Park University is $13,622 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Washburn University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Washburn University is $11,054 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Washburn University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Christian College of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $0-$30k list, Central Christian College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Christian College of Kansas is $16,401 for plains states region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Central Christian College

#4

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Grantham University is a medium-sized school located in Lenexa, Kansas that handed out 102 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Grantham University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grantham University is $8,234 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia College Missouri also made our “Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Columbia College is $29,149 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Columbia College Missouri

#6 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $0-$30k list, Drury University - CCPS has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $12,351 for plains states region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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