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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 1,260 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

Check out the criminal justice associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found Housatonic Community College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Housatonic Community College are $4,496 a year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Housatonic Community College take out $18,496 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Housatonic Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Manchester Community College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. MCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Manchester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $4,516 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $8,695.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Manchester Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,516 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Naugatuck Valley Community College Report

#4

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.

MxCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at MxCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $4,838.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NCC are $4,586 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Norwalk Community College Report

#6

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Post University are $15,458 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from Post University carry an average student debtload of $33,443.

Post University also took the #1 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut rankings.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University Report

#7

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

With a ranking of #7, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of New Haven are $42,898 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Haven Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,462
New Hampshire 1,478
Maine 247
Rhode Island 494
Vermont 207

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).

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