2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 associate degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies 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 studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Oregon

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.

Top Oregon Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Portland Community College
Portland, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to look into Portland Community College. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Portland Community College

2

Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at Central Oregon Community College. Located in the midsize city of Bend, COCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Central Oregon Community College

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	31
Nevada	185	242
Hawaii	79	6

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	34
Corrections	1
Juvenile Corrections	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.