2025 Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your associate degree in corrections, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #160 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 associate degrees in corrections during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to corrections students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized corrections related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Corrections in Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Corrections

1

Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in corrections needs to check out Holmes Community College. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in corrections from Holmes Community College

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in corrections has to take a look at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a associate in corrections from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Best Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
West Virginia	180	2
Virginia	158	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Corrections

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Corrections

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	43
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	30
Criminal Justice	25
Criminal Justice & Police Science	15

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.