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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Arkansas, there were 431 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,707 and $16,924 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shorter College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas. Shorter College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in N Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, North Arkansas College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Arkansas College is located in Harrison, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas. Located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Criminal Justice Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #4 spot on the list. ASUN is a small school located in Newport, Arkansas that handed out 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Newport Criminal Justice Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. De Queen, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Bryan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Rogers, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Southeast Arkansas College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. UACCM is a small school located in Morrilton, Arkansas that handed out 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Phillips County Community College is a small public school situated in Helena, Arkansas. It awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Criminal Justice Report
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville Criminal Justice Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #7. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is located in Hope, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bentonville, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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