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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 31,754 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 7,114 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,385 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 103 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree criminal justice students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Southeast Region

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Shorter College
N Little Rock, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shorter College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Shorter College is a private not-for-profit institution located in N Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s 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%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Shorter College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Remington College - Shreveport Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Remington College - Shreveport Campus is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Remington College - Shreveport Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Lancaster. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Lancaster, South Carolina, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Lancaster Criminal Justice Report

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Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg Methodist College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 29 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Spartanburg Methodist College

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Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, Georgia

Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 82 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Military College Criminal Justice Report

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Southern University at Shreveport ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern University at Shreveport is a small public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Southern University at Shreveport

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

Andrew College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Andrew College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cuthbert, Georgia. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Andrew College Criminal Justice Report

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Remington College - Memphis Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Remington College - Memphis Campus

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Daymar College - Clarksville
Clarksville, Tennessee

Daymar College - Clarksville landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Daymar College - Clarksville is a small private for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 more about Criminal Justice at Daymar College - Clarksville

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Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Hopkinsville Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Hopkinsville Community College is located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Hopkinsville Community College

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Tidewater Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 78 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Tidewater Community College

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Southwest Virginia Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Cedar Bluff, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.

Full Southwest Virginia Community College Criminal Justice Report

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Thomas University
Thomasville, Georgia

Thomas University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. TU is a small school located in Thomasville, Georgia that handed out 23 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Thomas University Criminal Justice Report

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Virginia Highlands Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. VHCC is a small school located in Abingdon, Virginia that handed out 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Criminal Justice at VHCC

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach

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Remington College - Mobile Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Remington College - Mobile Campus Criminal Justice Report

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Hillsborough Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Hillsborough Community College

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Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Mountain Empire Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mountain Empire Community College is a small school located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Mountain Empire Community College

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Patrick Henry Community College
Martinsville, Virginia

Patrick Henry Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Patrick Henry Community College is located in Martinsville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Full Patrick Henry Community College Criminal Justice Report

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John Tyler Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a public institution located in Chester, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at John Tyler Community College

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Polk State College
Winter Haven, Florida

With a ranking of #22, Polk State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Polk State College

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Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, Virginia

Wytheville Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wytheville Community College is a small public school situated in Wytheville, Virginia. It awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Wytheville Community College

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region list. Cumberland, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Southeast

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Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Thomas Nelson Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Thomas Nelson Community College

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