2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice studies students pursuing a associate degree. 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.

Top Arkansas Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arkansas Tech University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. ATU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Russellville.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Arkansas Tech University

2

Arkansas State University - Beebe
Beebe, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to look into Arkansas State University - Beebe. Located in the fringe town of Beebe, ASU-Beebe is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Arkansas State University - Beebe

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	49
Florida	232	41
North Carolina	231	788
Georgia	217	482
West Virginia	180	180
Tennessee	170	119
Virginia	158	242
Kentucky	129	12
Louisiana	124	134
Alabama	109	6
South Carolina	105	247

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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.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	88
Criminal Justice	52
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	4

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.