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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Connecticut, there were 1,270 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,333 and $28,553 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 360 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminal justice and corrections.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Post University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Housatonic Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Housatonic Community College is a public institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Housatonic Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate. Manchester Community College is a public institution located in Manchester, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tunxis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Located in Farmington, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 35 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Tunxis Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middlesex Community College
Norwalk Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Norwalk Community College is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Three Rivers Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. This small school is located in Norwich, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Three Rivers Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Northwestern Connecticut Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. Located in Winsted, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Goodwin College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. East Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Goodwin
Capital Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Capital Community College is a public institution located in Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capital Community College
Asnuntuck Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking. Asnuntuck Community College is a small school located in Enfield, Connecticut that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Gateway Community College
Quinebaug Valley Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate list. QVCC is a small school located in Danielson, Connecticut that handed out 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Quinebaug Valley Community College
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Connecticut for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full University of New Haven Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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