by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 6,922 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,486 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 103 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Daymar College - Bowling Green. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Shreveport Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Shreveport Campus Criminal Justice Report
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Lancaster landed the #4 spot on the list. Lancaster, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of South Carolina - Lancaster
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartanburg Methodist College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Military College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Georgia Military College
Southern University at Shreveport landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern University at Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Southern University at Shreveport
Andrew College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cuthbert, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #9, Remington College - Memphis Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Remington College - Memphis Campus
Daymar College - Clarksville ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Daymar College - Clarksville is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Hopkinsville Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 26 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Hopkinsville Community College
Tidewater Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 78 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Virginia Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Richlands, Virginia, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Thomas University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Highlands Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Abingdon, Virginia, and it awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach
Remington College - Mobile Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Mobile Campus Criminal Justice Report
Hillsborough Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. HCC is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 114 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Hillsborough Community College
Mountain Empire Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mountain Empire Community College is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Patrick Henry Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Patrick Henry is a public institution located in Martinsville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, John Tyler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at John Tyler Community College
Polk State College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winter Haven, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Wytheville Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wytheville, Virginia, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Wytheville Community College
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cumberland, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Criminal Justice Report
Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Thomas Nelson Community College is a medium-sized school located in Hampton, Virginia that handed out 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Thomas Nelson Community College
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