by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 20,976 people earned their degree in criminal justice & police science, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.
Across Missouri, there were 320 criminal justice & police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 criminal justice & police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,484 and $15,302 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice & police science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Police Science Major in Missouri” 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 Police Science Major in Missouri”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mineral Area College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri. This small school is located in Park Hills, Missouri, and it awarded 23 associates’s police science degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Joplin, Missouri, and it awarded 64 associates’s police science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri list. JeffCo is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is located in Bridgeton, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the #5 spot on the list. Three Rivers College is a public institution located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Crowder College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri list. Crowder College is a small school located in Neosho, Missouri that handed out 9 associates’s police science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Crowder College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
North Central Missouri College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri ranking. North Central Missouri College is a public institution located in Trenton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St Charles Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. Cottleville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s police science degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St Charles Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report
With a ranking of #9, State Fair Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri list. State Fair Community College is located in Sedalia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri ranking. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s police science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri Western State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #11. Missouri Western is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri State University - West Plains came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Police Science Major in Missouri ranking. Located in West Plains, Missouri, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s police science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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