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. 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 Tennessee” 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 Tennessee, there were 1,564 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,692 and $30,613 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 210 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee” ranking analyzed 22 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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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miller-Motte College Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee. MMC Chattanooga is a small school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Miller-Motte College Chattanooga Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Daymar College - Clarksville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee. This small school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Northeast State Technical Community College is a public institution located in Blountville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeast State Technical Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Walters State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga College MDTC is a small private for-profit school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Cumberland University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
South College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Nashville State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Nashville State Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southwest Tennessee Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Southwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Roane State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Roane State Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Volunteer State Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. VSCC is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pellissippi State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Pellissippi State Community College is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia State Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbia, Tennessee. It awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dyersburg State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. DSCC is located in Dyersburg, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Dyersburg State Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Chattanooga State Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Cleveland State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #18. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Tennessee. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Daymar College - Nashville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #19. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Strayer University - Tennessee did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #19. Strayer University - Tennessee is a private for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Daymar College - Murfreesboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Tennessee list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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