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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 South Carolina, there were 1,032 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,436 and $29,704 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 278 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,384 and $21,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminal justice and corrections.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. MTC is a public institution located in West Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Trident Technical College is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 35 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trident Technical College
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Greenville Technical College is a public institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Greenville Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Piedmont Technical College is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 21 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Piedmont Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Spartanburg Methodist College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. Spartanburg Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tri-County Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. Tri-County Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pendleton, South Carolina. It awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Miller-Motte College Conway came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at MMC Conway
With a ranking of #9, York Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at York Technical College
Florence-Darlington Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. Florence, South Carolina 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.
Full Florence-Darlington Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of South Carolina - Lancaster came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. University of South Carolina - Lancaster is located in Lancaster, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full University of South Carolina - Lancaster Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College
Technical College of the Lowcountry landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Beaufort, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Technical College of the Lowcountry
With a ranking of #14, Aiken Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Aiken Technical College is located in Graniteville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Aiken Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Denmark Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. DTC is a small school located in Denmark, South Carolina that handed out 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Denmark Technical College
Miller-Motte College Charleston ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Miller-Motte College Charleston is a private for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Miller-Motte College Charleston
With a ranking of #14, Central Carolina Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Central Carolina Technical College is a public institution located in Sumter, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Strayer University - South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate list. Strayer University - South Carolina is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Strayer University - South Carolina
Bob Jones University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in South Carolina for an Associate ranking. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bob Jones University
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