by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12,208 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major” ranking, we looked at 376 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. This small school is located in N Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Daymar College - Bowling Green. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Daymar College - Bowling Green
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Muscogee Nation. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at College of the Muscogee Nation
Out of the 376 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bronx Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 214 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Sullivan County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Located in Loch Sheldrake, New York, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Sullivan County Community College
Hostos Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Hostos Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 117 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Queensborough Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking. QCC is a fairly large public school situated in Bayside, New York. It awarded 260 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Queensborough Community College
Woodland Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking. Woodland Community College is a public institution located in Woodland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Palau Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking. Palau Community College is a public institution located in Koror, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Albany ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Albany, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Albany Criminal Justice Report
Kingsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 197 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Kingsborough Community College
Quincy College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #13. Quincy College is a public institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Ulster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #14. Stone Ridge, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, South Hills School of Business & Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is located in State College, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full South Hills School of Business & Technology Criminal Justice Report
Remington College - Shreveport Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Remington College - Shreveport Campus
University of South Carolina - Lancaster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Lancaster, South Carolina, and it awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of South Carolina - Lancaster Criminal Justice Report
Rockland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #18. Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Rockland Community College
With a ranking of #19, Spartanburg Methodist College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
LaGuardia Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Long Island City, New York, and it awarded 235 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at LaGuardia Community College
Taft College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking. Taft College is located in Taft, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Sewell, New Jersey. It awarded 82 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
San Diego Miramar College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major list. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 118 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at San Diego Miramar College
Barstow Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking, coming in at #24. Barstow Community College is located in Barstow, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Barstow Community College
Imperial Valley College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major ranking. Imperial Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Imperial, California that handed out 195 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Genesee Community College | Batavia, NY |
| 52 | Centralia College | Centralia, WA |
| 53 | College of San Mateo | San Mateo, CA |
| 54 | Arizona Western College | Yuma, AZ |
| 55 | Union County College | Cranford, NJ |
| 56 | Porterville College | Porterville, CA |
| 57 | Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
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