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2023 Best Criminology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$26,068 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Criminology for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Criminology for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. 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 ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Criminology for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying criminology.

Top 1 Best Criminology Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Criminology for an Associate list. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 81 associates’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 839 of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM were GI Bill® students, of which 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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