2025 Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in criminal justice and corrections, general, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #256 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of criminal justice and corrections, general. Combined, these schools handed out 62 associate degrees in criminal justice and corrections, general to qualified students.

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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 and corrections, general students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice and corrections, general students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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 and corrections, general related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The criminal justice and corrections, general 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 and Corrections, General Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice and Corrections, General in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice and Corrections, General

1

American InterContinental University - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat American InterContinental University - Atlanta if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice and corrections, general. AIU Atlanta is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the midsize city of Atlanta.More information about a associate in criminal justice and corrections, general from American InterContinental University - Atlanta

2

Middle Georgia State University
Macon, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice and corrections, general needs to check out Middle Georgia State University. Middle Georgia State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Macon.More information about a associate in criminal justice and corrections, general from Middle Georgia State University

Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections, general colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	6
Georgia	217	44

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice and Corrections, General

Criminal Justice and Corrections, General is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	1,996
Criminal Justice	1,127
Criminal Justice & Police Science	470
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	51
Corrections	47
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	13

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.