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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$19,267 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Kentucky with 1,015 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky 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.

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 Kentucky

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

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

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in Kentucky for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $9,752 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Eastern also is in the top 20% of our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#3

Daymar College - Bowling Green

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Daymar College - Bowling Green landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, Daymar College - Bowling Green is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Daymar College - Bowling Green undergraduate students pay an average of $22,348 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Daymar College - Bowling Green Report

#4

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

The excellent associate degree programs at University of Pikeville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Kentucky. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Pikeville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPIKE are $22,650 per year.

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#5

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Out of the 5 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Campbellsville University are $25,400 a year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,158
Virginia 2,948
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

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 5 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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