by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 842 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,435 and $22,013 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 105 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 4 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminology at Wharton County Junior College
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 associates’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminology at Central New Mexico Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paris Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Paris Junior College is a public institution located in Paris, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #4 spot on the list. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 10 associates’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
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