by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 109,996 criminal justice & corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In , criminal justice & corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,614 and had an average of $22,981 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 16,030 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,924 and $23,422 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,734 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 118 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice & corrections.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Muscogee Nation. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. College of the Muscogee Nation is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Muscogee Nation Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Brownsville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Brownsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 142 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas at Brownsville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Redlands Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Redlands Community College is a small public school situated in El Reno, Oklahoma. It awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Redlands Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UNM Valencia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookline College - Tucson. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Tucson is a small private for-profit school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full Brookline College - Tucson Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
New Mexico State University - Grants ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Grants, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full New Mexico State University - Grants Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 223 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Paso Community College
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. UNM Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Luna Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Luna Community College is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Luna Community College
With a ranking of #10, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 332 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Texas College
Langston University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Langston, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Langston University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Remington College - Dallas Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Remington College - Dallas Campus
Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Ruidoso, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 30 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 & Corrections at Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Arizona Western College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 65 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
American InterContinental University - Houston ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees 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%.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 65 associates’s criminal justice degrees 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 & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
With a ranking of #18, Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Brookline College - Albuquerque
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Carlsbad is a small school located in Carlsbad, New Mexico that handed out 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees 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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Texarkana College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texarkana College
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a small school located in Big Spring, Texas that handed out 0 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 & Corrections at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Northern Oklahoma College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Northern Oklahoma College is a public institution located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Oklahoma College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Del Mar College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Del Mar College is a medium-sized school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 47 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Del Mar College
With a ranking of #24, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 292 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
McLennan 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 Southwest Region ranking. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 58 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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