2024 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice & corrections, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 associate degrees in criminal justice & corrections to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & corrections students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice & corrections students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for criminal justice & corrections to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & corrections related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice & corrections students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in North Dakota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections.

Top North Dakota Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

1

Lake Region State College
Devils Lake, ND

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections has to check out Lake Region State College. Lake Region State College is a small public college located in the town of Devils Lake.More information about a associate in criminal justice & corrections from Lake Region State College

2

Rasmussen University - North Dakota
Fargo, ND

5 Annual Graduates

$38,053 Median Starting Salary

$24,408 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections has to look into Rasmussen University - North Dakota. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the city of Fargo.

Students who graduate with their associate from the criminal justice program state that they receive average early career income of $38,053.

More information about a associate in criminal justice & corrections from Rasmussen University - North Dakota

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	525
Kansas	146	121
Missouri	117	263
Iowa	116	204
Nebraska	98	129
South Dakota	93	59

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	13
Criminal Justice Studies	12
Criminal Justice	2

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.