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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 581 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major 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'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 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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi 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.

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

Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

ICC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at ICC take out an average of $10,086 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ICC is ranked #2 for overall quality for criminal justice in Mississippi.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 per year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $11,929 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges 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
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
West Virginia 1,320

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 2 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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