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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Connecticut, there were 1,270 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,333 and $28,553 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 360 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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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 Connecticut” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Housatonic Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut. Housatonic Community College is a public institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Housatonic Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Connecticut Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. NCCC is located in Winsted, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut list. Tunxis Community College is located in Farmington, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tunxis Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut. Manchester, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Full Manchester Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Norwalk Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #6. Norwalk, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Three Rivers Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. Three Rivers Community College is a small school located in Norwich, Connecticut that handed out 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Post University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University
Asnuntuck Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. Enfield, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Asnuntuck Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Capital Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Capital Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking, coming in at #11. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Gateway Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. Gateway Community College is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gateway Community College
Goodwin College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. This small school is located in East Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Goodwin College
Quinebaug Valley Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. Danielson, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut ranking. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New Haven Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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