by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southwest region, there were 16,306 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,694 and $26,138 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,669 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 118 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Muscogee Nation. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. College of the Muscogee Nation is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Muscogee Nation
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Redlands Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Located in El Reno, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Redlands Community College
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is a public institution located in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UNM Valencia
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Tucson landed the #5 spot on the list. Brookline College - Tucson is a small private for-profit school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Tucson
With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Grants did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Grants, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Grants Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
El Paso Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 272 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Paso Community College
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Luna Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Luna Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
South Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 328 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Texas College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Langston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 19 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Langston University
Remington College - Dallas Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Dallas Campus is located in Garland, Texas 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 Remington College - Dallas Campus
Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a small school located in Ruidoso, New Mexico that handed out 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full ENMU - Ruidoso Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
With a ranking of #15, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Arizona Western College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
American InterContinental University - Houston ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. AIU Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at AIU Houston
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 63 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Albuquerque
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Texarkana College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texarkana College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SWCID is a small public school situated in Big Spring, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Northern Oklahoma College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northern Oklahoma College
Del Mar College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 164 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 68 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McLennan Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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