2024 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

Ranked #10 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 associate degrees in criminal justice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of criminal justice for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality criminal justice program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

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 the Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice in Arkansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice.

Top Arkansas Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

1

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice needs to look into Arkansas Tech University. ATU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Russellville.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Arkansas Tech University

2

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. UAFS is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Fort Smith.More information about a associate in criminal justice from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

3

Grantham University
LIttle Rock, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

85 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Grantham University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the medium-sized city of LIttle Rock, Grantham University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Grantham University

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	16
Florida	232	710
North Carolina	231	1
Georgia	217	120
Tennessee	170	12
Virginia	158	314
Kentucky	129	213
Louisiana	124	23
South Carolina	105	31

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	110
Criminal Justice & Police Science	52
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	6

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.