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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 217 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree criminology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wharton County Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Wharton, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 81 associates’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paris Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Paris Junior College is a small public school situated in Paris, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #4 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 associates’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - West Plains landed the #5 spot on the list. Missouri State University - West Plains is a small school located in West Plains, Missouri that handed out 2 associates’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri State University - West Plains Criminology Report
Upper Iowa University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Arkansas Northeastern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Arkansas Northeastern College is a public institution located in Blytheville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminology at Arkansas Northeastern College
Westmoreland County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, LeTourneau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Central Maine Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Auburn, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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