2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate
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With 113,581 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections is the 6th most popular major in the United States. 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30,064 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 565 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice and corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree criminal justice students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections
Out of the 565 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Alexandria, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 76 students in 2019-2020.
ATCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College is $13,550 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
Full Alexandria Technical & Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 63 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
North Hennepin Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Hennepin Community College is $10,284 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Out of the 565 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a large public school situated in Steubenville, Ohio. It awarded 371 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern Gateway Community College also claimed a top spot on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Gateway Community College is $3,340 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
Full Eastern Gateway Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 75 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Century College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $10,808 for associate degree criminal justice students per year to attend Century College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 48 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Madison College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Madison Area Technical College is $9,904 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 487 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree criminal justice students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for associate degree criminal justice students per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.
Fox Valley Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,127 for associate degree criminal justice students per year to attend FVTC.
South Texas College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 383 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Texas College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $1,174 for associate degree criminal justice students.
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South Plains College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Plains College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for associate degree criminal justice students.
Full South Plains College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Gateway Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, Gateway Technical College is in the top on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $9,252 for associate degree criminal justice students per year to attend Gateway Technical College.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gateway Technical College
Rockland Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate list. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Suffern, New York. It awarded 66 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Rockland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rockland Community College is $10,271 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 89 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, WCTC is in the top on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Waukesha County Technical College is $10,165 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Suffolk County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. Suffolk County Community College is a public institution located in Selden, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 227 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Amarillo College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 57 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Amarillo College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,578 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend Amarillo College.
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Raritan Valley Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 76 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
RVCC also claimed a top spot on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,917 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend RVCC.
Rio Salado College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 109 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rio Salado College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,320 for associate degree criminal justice students per year to attend Rio Salado College.
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Camden County College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. Camden County College is a public institution located in Blackwood, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Camden County College excels when it comes to criminal justice quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,603 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend Camden County College.
Full Camden County College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Metropolitan Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 56 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MCC is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $4,295 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend Metropolitan Community College.
Schoolcraft College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.
Schoolcraft College also claimed a top spot on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Schoolcraft College is $7,578 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Middlesex County College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 93 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree criminal justice students list, Middlesex County College has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $6,649 for associate degree criminal justice students.
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With a ranking of #21, Golden West College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate list. Golden West College is a fairly large school located in Huntington Beach, California that handed out 120 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Golden West College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Golden West College is $2,862 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Golden West College
American Public University System landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 93 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, American Military University also did well on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,222 for associate degree criminal justice students per year to attend American Military University.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full American Military University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #23, Inver Hills Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate list. IHCC is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 40 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, IHCC is in the top on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $11,486 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend Inver Hills Community College.
Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 104 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Military College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Military College is $9,792 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
Full Georgia Military College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Oakland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate ranking. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Oakland Community College is also in the top of our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Criminal Justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Oakland Community College
Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for an Associate
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Butte College | Oroville, CA |
| 52 | Redlands Community College | El Reno, OK |
| 53 | Rowan College at Burlington County | Mount Laurel, NJ |
| 54 | Northeast Community College | Norfolk, NE |
| 55 | Western Technical College | La Crosse, WI |
| 56 | Nassau Community College | Garden City, NY |
| 57 | Northcentral Technical College | Wausau, WI |
| 58 | El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX |
| 59 | Macomb Community College | Warren, MI |
| 60 | Blackhawk Technical College | Janesville, WI |
| 60 | Lake Region State College | Devils Lake, ND |
| 60 | Queensborough Community College | Bayside, NY |
| 63 | Central Lakes College - Brainerd | Brainerd, MN |
| 64 | College of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas, NV |
| 65 | North Central State College | Mansfield, OH |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York, NY |
| 67 | Valencia College | Orlando, FL |
| 68 | Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa, CA |
| 69 | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston, MA |
| 70 | Bronx Community College | Bronx, NY |
| 71 | Hudson Valley Community College | Troy, NY |
| 72 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 73 | Quincy College | Quincy, MA |
| 74 | Sussex County Community College | Newton, NJ |
| 75 | Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland, OH |
| 75 | Holyoke Community College | Holyoke, MA |
| 77 | Thomas University | Thomasville, GA |
| 78 | Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold, MD |
| 79 | Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus | Sewell, NJ |
| 80 | Antelope Valley College | Lancaster, CA |
| 81 | Delaware Technical Community College - Terry | Dover, DE |
| 82 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX |
| 83 | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Green Bay, WI |
| 84 | Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin, GA |
| 85 | Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City, UT |
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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%.
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- *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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