by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Kansas, there were 657 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,952 and $34,114 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 121 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,801 and $22,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas” ranking looked at 19 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 85 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Grantham University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Independence Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas. Independence Community College is a small public school situated in Independence, Kansas. It awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Independence Community College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Christian College of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Christian College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rasmussen University - Kansas
Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #6. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school situated in Kansas City, Kansas. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kansas City Kansas Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Barton County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Barton Community College
Highland Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking. Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Highland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Washburn University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Hutchinson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas list. Hutchinson, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hutchinson Community College
Garden City Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas list. Garden City Community College is a small public school situated in Garden City, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Garden City Community College
Cowley County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking. Located in Arkansas City, Kansas, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cowley County Community College
With a ranking of #11, Salina Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Salina Area Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at WSU Tech
Colby Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking, coming in at #11. Colby Community College is a small public school situated in Colby, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colby Community College
Fort Scott Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking. Fort Scott Community College is a small public school situated in Fort Scott, Kansas. It awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dodge City Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas list. Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Dodge City Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Seward County Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas ranking. Seward County Community College is located in Liberal, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Allen County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Kansas list. Allen County Community College is located in Iola, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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