2024 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Ranked #10 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 12 associate degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice in Tennessee

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

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

1

Daymar College - Clarksville
Clarksville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Daymar College - Clarksville if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Daymar College - Clarksville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Daymar College - Clarksville

2

Remington College - Memphis Campus
Memphis, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Remington College - Memphis Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Remington College - Memphis Campus

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	16
Florida	232	710
North Carolina	231	1
Georgia	217	120
Arkansas	161	44
Virginia	158	314
Kentucky	129	213
Louisiana	124	23
South Carolina	105	31

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	119
Criminal Justice & Police Science	67
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	11
Protective Services Operations	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.