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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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.

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

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

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

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, MS

24 Associate Degrees

#2 in Quality in Mississippi

$3,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best value school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Itawamba Community College Report

#2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, MS

18 Associate Degrees

#13 in Quality in Mississippi

$3,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 a 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.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

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.

Majors Related to Criminal Justice

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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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