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 Georgia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 Georgia, there were 3,666 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,104 and $31,556 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 646 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,656 and $23,073 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 43 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Columbus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Miller-Motte College Columbus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #2 spot on the list. AIU Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at American InterContinental University - Atlanta
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Georgia State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. East Georgia State College is a small public school situated in Swainsboro, Georgia. It awarded 19 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Georgia State College
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #4 spot on the list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia Military College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrew College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Cuthbert, Georgia, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Andrew College
Reinhardt University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Reinhardt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waleska, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Reinhardt University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
South Georgia Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Americus, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Georgia Technical College
Gordon State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. Gordon State College is located in Barnesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gordon
Miller-Motte College Augusta landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. MMC Augusta is a private for-profit institution located in Augusta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Miller-Motte College Augusta Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #10, Albany Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Albany, Georgia, and it awarded 44 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albany Technical College
North Georgia Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Clarkesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Georgia Technical College
Thomas University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. This small school is located in Thomasville, Georgia, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Miller-Motte College Macon landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. MMC Macon is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Miller-Motte College Macon
With a ranking of #14, Dalton State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Dalton, Georgia, and it awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #15. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Middle Georgia State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Ogeechee Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Ogeechee Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southeastern Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Vidalia, Georgia, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Chattahoochee Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Marietta, Georgia that handed out 37 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Chattahoochee Technical College
Southern Regional Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Southern Regional Technical College is a small public school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Regional Technical College
Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Rome, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Northwestern Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #21, Gwinnett Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. GTC is a medium-sized school located in Lawrenceville, Georgia that handed out 25 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Georgia Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Warner Robins, Georgia, and it awarded 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Augusta Technical College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Augusta Technical College is located in Augusta, Georgia 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 Augusta Technical College
With a ranking of #24, Athens Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. This small school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Athens Technical College
Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is located in Clarkston, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Georgia Piedmont Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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