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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,424 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,065 Avg Salary

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

With 225 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #14 most popular major in North Dakota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Dakota 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

#1

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND

Our analysis found Lake Region State College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Dakota. Lake Region State College is a small public school located in the town of Devils Lake.

Lake Region State College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lake Region State College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 a year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out while working on their Associate Degree is $26,807.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rasmussen University - North Dakota 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
Nebraska 608
South Dakota 154

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 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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