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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$10,513 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 Tennessee with 1,212 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Walters State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. WSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Morristown.

WSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,399 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nashville State Community College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nashville State Community College Report

#4

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel are $13,981 per year.

Bethel also took the #5 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Memphis Campus are $17,468 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, criminal justice majors at Remington College - Memphis Campus accumulate an average of around $23,037 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $85.

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#6

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Cumberland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Lebanon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU are $25,412 a year.

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#7

Daymar College - Clarksville

Clarksville, TN

Daymar College - Clarksville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville, Daymar College - Clarksville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daymar College - Clarksville are $19,884 a year.

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Miller-Motte College Chattanooga ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. MMC Chattanooga is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from MMC Chattanooga carry an average student debtload of $33,004. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $62, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

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

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 8 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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