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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

134 Ranked Colleges
4,559 Degrees Awarded
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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 113,581 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 30,292 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,510 and $28,027 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,559 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 134 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and corrections programs and 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 and corrections 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Thomas University

Thomasville, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 134 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #1 spot on the list. Thomas University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 26 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

TU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TU is $18,004 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Thomas University

Top 25% in overall quality

Out of the 134 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Georgia Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Americus, Georgia, this small public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Georgia Technical College

#3

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $8,976 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Valencia College

#4

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,682 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Piedmont Community College

#5

Vance-Granville Community College

Henderson, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vance-Granville Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Henderson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Full Vance-Granville Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#6

Polk State College

Winter Haven, Florida
#19 in overall quality

Polk State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Polk State is a medium-sized school located in Winter Haven, Florida that handed out 23 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k list, Polk State has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Polk State is $9,394 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Polk State

#7

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia

John Tyler Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

John Tyler Community College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $10,245 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at John Tyler Community College

#8

Lenoir Community College

Kinston, North Carolina

Lenoir Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Kinston, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Lenoir Community College is $10,683 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lenoir Community College

#9

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Salisbury, North Carolina

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $4,961 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

#10

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

Indian River State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Indian River State College is a fairly large school located in Fort Pierce, Florida that handed out 48 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Indian River State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $6,342 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indian River State College

#11

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, Georgia

Ogeechee Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Ogeechee Technical College is $4,607 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Ogeechee Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#12

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina

Pitt Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Pitt Community College is located in Winterville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on this list, Pitt Community College is in the top on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $8,531 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pitt Community College

#13

Albany Technical College

Albany, Georgia

Albany Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Albany Technical College is a small school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 56 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Albany Technical College is $6,590 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albany Technical College

#14

Mayland Community College

Spruce Pine, North Carolina

Mayland Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mayland Community College

#15

Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, Virginia

Wytheville Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Wytheville Community College is a small school located in Wytheville, Virginia that handed out 13 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for WCC is $6,631 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wytheville Community College

#16

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina

Midlands Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in West Columbia, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend MTC is $7,725 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Midlands Technical College

#17

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

St Petersburg College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Petersburg College is $10,815 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at SPC

Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Clarkston, Georgia, this small public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Piedmont Technical College is $9,955 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia Piedmont Technical College

#19

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee

Walters State Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Walters State Community College is a public institution located in Morristown, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,778 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WSCC.

Full WSCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#20

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, Georgia

North Georgia Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. North Georgia Technical College is located in Clarkesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend North Georgia Technical College is $7,992 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Georgia Technical College

#21

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, North Carolina

Johnston Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Johnston Community College is a small public school situated in Smithfield, North Carolina. It awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $6,679 for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Johnston Community College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Johnston Community College

#22

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Florida State College at Jacksonville is $8,713 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FSCJ Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#23

Durham Technical Community College

Durham, North Carolina

With a ranking of #23, Durham Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Durham Technical Community College is $11,956 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Durham Technical Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#24

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

With a ranking of #24, Nash Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Nash Community College is a public institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Nash Community College is $7,671 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Criminal Justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nash Community College

#25

Brunswick Community College

Bolivia, North Carolina

Brunswick Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Bolivia, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

The 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 Brunswick Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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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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