by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 the Southeast region, there were 30,364 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,051 and $28,418 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4,689 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 311 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shorter College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Shorter College is a small school located in N Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shorter College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daymar College - Bowling Green. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Daymar College - Bowling Green is a small private for-profit school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Daymar College - Bowling Green
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City College - Miami. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. City College - Miami is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full City College - Miami Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 311 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City College - Fort Lauderdale landed the #4 spot on the list. City College - Fort Lauderdale is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at City College - Fort Lauderdale
Out of the 311 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Columbus landed the #5 spot on the list. Miller-Motte College Columbus is a private for-profit institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Miller-Motte College Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Miller-Motte College Wilmington is a private for-profit institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Miller-Motte College Wilmington
Remington College - Shreveport Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is a small school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Shreveport Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #8, University of South Carolina - Lancaster did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. USC Lancaster is a public institution located in Lancaster, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at USC Lancaster
Spartanburg Methodist College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Spartanburg Methodist College
With a ranking of #10, Miller-Motte College Conway did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Miller-Motte College Conway
University of Arkansas System eVersity came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA eVersity is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UA eVersity
American InterContinental University - Atlanta came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Atlanta
East Georgia State College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Swainsboro, Georgia, and it awarded 19 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Georgia State College
Georgia Military College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Georgia Military College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Potomac State College of West Virginia University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU Potomac State College is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 15 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full WVU Potomac State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
McCann School of Business & Technology came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at McCann School of Business & Technology
Robeson Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Robeson Community College is a small public school situated in Lumberton, North Carolina. It awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Robeson Community College
Miller-Motte College Fayetteville came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. MMC Fayetteville is a small school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Miller-Motte College Fayetteville Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southern University at Shreveport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern University at Shreveport
Trinity Baptist College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Trinity Baptist College is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trinity Baptist College
Bethel University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University
With a ranking of #22, Vance-Granville Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Henderson, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Full Vance-Granville Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Miller-Motte College Chattanooga did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. MMC Chattanooga is a private for-profit institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Mississippi Delta Community College is located in Moorhead, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Andrew College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Andrew College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cuthbert, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Andrew College
Not only did these schools make the top 47 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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