2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
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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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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 Getting Aid list. WSCC is a medium-sized school located in Morristown, Tennessee that handed out 16 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSCC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Walters State Community College is $3,404 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 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 $7,669 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is a small school located in Hanceville, Alabama that handed out 32 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree police science students with aid list, Wallace State, Hanceville has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wallace State, Hanceville is $7,411 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 54 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree police science students with aid list, Delgado Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delgado Community College is $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Eunice. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University - Eunice is a public institution located in Eunice, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
LSU Eunice did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Eunice is $10,009 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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Baton Rouge Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BRCC is $9,111 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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Northeast Alabama Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Rainsville, Alabama, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
Northeast also took the #14 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Alabama Community College is $3,314 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree police science students with aid list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid.
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Cleveland State Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cleveland State Community College is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
Cleveland State Community College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland State Community College is $5,080 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid.
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Columbia Southern University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 238 degrees to qualified associates’s police science students in 2019-2020.
Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $10,368 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 22 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid.
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South College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. South College is a medium-sized school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 21 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
South College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,816 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid per year to attend South College.
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Sullivan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 $22,392 for southeast region associate degree police science students with aid per year to attend Sullivan University.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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National Park College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Hot Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 25 students 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. The yearly cost to attend National Park College is $9,424 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 13 associates’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.
Rasmussen University - Florida also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Police Science students with aid.
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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%.
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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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