by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine” ranking.
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 Maine, there were 261 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,180 and $27,971 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 104 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Maine Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine. Washington County Community College is located in Calais, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Washington County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. SMCC is a public institution located in South Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Maine Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Beal College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine. University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public institution located in Fort Kent, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 & Corrections at University of Maine at Fort Kent
York County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full York County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Eastern Maine Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern Maine Community College
University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Maine at Presque Isle Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Maine at Augusta came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking. Augusta, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Husson University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small 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 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Husson
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