2025 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
33
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,659
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
criminal justice & police science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & police science students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,659 associate degrees in criminal justice & police science to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Police Science School for Your Associate Degree
The police science associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & police science students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other criminal justice & police science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & police science related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice & police science students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.