by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate” 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 Maine, there were 261 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,180 and $27,971 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 104 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice and corrections program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Maine Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate list. Central Maine Technical College is a small school located in Auburn, Maine that handed out 26 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Maine Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern Maine Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Fort Kent. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Maine at Fort Kent Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. York County Community College is a small school located in Wells, Maine that handed out 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full York County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Maine at Augusta came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. UMA is a small public school situated in Augusta, Maine. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Beal College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate list. Beal College is a small private for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Beal College
Washington County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. Washington County Community College is located in Calais, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Washington County Community College
University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate ranking. UMPI is located in Presque Isle, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Husson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Maine for an Associate list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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