by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Arkansas, there were 1,226 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,335 and $24,318 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 212 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,707 and $16,924 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas associate degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Shorter College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in N Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas System eVersity. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas System eVersity Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, East Arkansas Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. East Arkansas Community College is a small public school situated in Forrest City, Arkansas. It awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Arkansas Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Mountain Home. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Mountain Home, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Arkansas College landed the #5 spot on the list. SEARK College is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas 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 Southeast Arkansas College
Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas State University - Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Arkansas State University - Beebe Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
National Park College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. National Park College is a public institution located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at National Park College
North Arkansas College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. North Arkansas College is a small public school situated in Harrison, Arkansas. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Arkansas College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #9. Russellville, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Full Arkansas Tech University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in De Queen, Arkansas, and it awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UA Cossatot
Ozarka College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Ozarka College is a small school located in Melbourne, Arkansas that handed out 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas State University - Newport is located in Newport, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arkansas Northeastern College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a public institution located in Blytheville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arkansas Northeastern College
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Phillips County Community College is a small school located in Helena, Arkansas that handed out 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Arkansas Community College - Batesville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #15. Batesville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Black River Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Black River Technical College is located in Pocahontas, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Black River Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
South Arkansas Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. SouthArk is a small public school situated in El Dorado, Arkansas. It awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Arkansas Community College
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #18. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. NWACC is a public institution located in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Arkansas State University Three Rivers did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #21. Arkansas State University Three Rivers is a small school located in Malvern, Arkansas that handed out 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arkansas State University Three Rivers
With a ranking of #22, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Monticello
Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Arkansas Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Morrilton, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bryan University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. Bryan University is a small school located in Rogers, Arkansas that handed out 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bryan University
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is a small public school situated in Hope, Arkansas. It awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
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