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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$6,198 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

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

With 256 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #21 most popular major in Idaho.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Idaho to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Idaho to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named College of Western Idaho the best value school in Idaho for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $4,336 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, criminal justice majors at CWI accumulate an average of around $13,820 in student debt.

CWI also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #2.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of Western Idaho Report

#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Southern Idaho is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of Southern Idaho are $4,560 a year.

College of Southern Idaho did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of Southern Idaho Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Lewis - Clark State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Idaho. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $6,982 per year.

Lewis - Clark State College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Idaho list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $8,060 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Boise State University

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Utah 590
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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