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 Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 31,754 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,246 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 155 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice.
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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Aurora, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Community College of Aurora
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 30 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 68 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Aims Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Aims Community College is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Trinidad State Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Trinidad, Colorado, and it awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Trinidad State Junior College
College of Western Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at College of Western Idaho
Colorado Mesa University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Colorado Mesa University
Laramie County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Laramie County Community College
Colorado Mountain College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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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