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2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

15 Ranked Colleges
686 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 23,232 people earned their degree in criminal justice and police science, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,699 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 686 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and police science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and police science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walters State Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

WSCC also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Walters State Community College is $3,076 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Walters State Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University - Eunice. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Louisiana State University - Eunice is a small public school situated in Eunice, Louisiana. It awarded 22 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

LSU Eunice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LSU Eunice is $8,260 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 15 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

Nashville State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Nashville State Community College is $7,460 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Nashville State Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#14 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Alabama Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Rainsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Northeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Alabama Community College is $3,388 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Delgado Community College is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 54 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

Delgado Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delgado Community College is $9,982 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10 in overall quality

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Wallace State, Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.

Wallace State, Hanceville also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is $7,511 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville

#7

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Baton Rouge Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

BRCC also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $8,876 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend BRCC.

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#8

Cleveland State Community College

Cleveland, Tennessee
#13 in overall quality

Cleveland State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cleveland State Community College is $4,336 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $11,641 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Eastern Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#10

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#12 in overall quality

Columbia Southern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 238 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Columbia Southern University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia Southern University is $10,035 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#11

National Park College

Hot Springs, Arkansas
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, National Park College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. National Park College is a small school located in Hot Springs, Arkansas that handed out 25 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

National Park College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,272 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend National Park College.

Full National Park College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#12

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UA Little Rock is $16,775 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#13

South College

Knoxville, Tennessee
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, South College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

South College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,245 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend South College.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at South College

#1 in overall quality

Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #14. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 13 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rasmussen University - Florida, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,067 for southeast region associate degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#15

Sullivan University

Louisville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 11 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sullivan University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,381 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sullivan University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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