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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$3,379 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 608 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 9th 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 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 Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska 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.

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 Nebraska

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

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

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year. Criminal Justice majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $17,331 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Southeast Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska rankings.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Nebraska. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Northeast take out $14,313 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Northeast also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeast Community College

Out of the 3 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,195 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $13,240.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan Community College Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Kansas 586
Iowa 627
North Dakota 225
South Dakota 154

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 3 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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