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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,547 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Utah with 590 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Utah 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the best value school in Utah for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salt Lake Community College are $4,086 a year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $13,820 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Salt Lake Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salt Lake Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UVU is ranked #1 for overall quality for criminal justice in Utah.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Utah Valley University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU are $6,228 a year.

WSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Utah list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Weber State University Report

#4

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Out of the 4 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Dixie State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint George.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dixie State College are $5,862 per year.

Dixie State College also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Idaho 256
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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