2023 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Police Science for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 22,722 people earned their degree in criminal justice and police science, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.
Across Oregon, there were 70 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,451 and $21,646 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and police science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Police Science for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Police Science for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon associate degree vets studying police science.
Top 1 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Police Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Chemeketa Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chemeketa Community College is a public institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Chemeketa Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 8,328 students enrolled at Chemeketa Community College, 300 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 178 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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