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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$31,065 Avg Salary
$18,728 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminal justice associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Our analysis found Rio Hondo College to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 48% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rio Hondo College Report

#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of San Mateo

#3

Compton College

Compton, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at Compton College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#4

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Klamath Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Klamath Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

Women make up 47% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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

#5

Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Hartnell College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Hartnell College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Salinas.

Women make up 55% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#6

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Western Nevada College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. WNC is a small public school located in the city of Carson City.

About 80% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Nevada College

#6

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the city of Walla Walla.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Carrington College, Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Carrington College, Sacramento is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Women make up 70% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Carrington College, Sacramento

Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at Chaminade University of Honolulu, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Chaminade University of Honolulu

Great Basin College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Great Basin College Report

Explore the most popular online criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 13,151
Washington 553
Oregon 477
Nevada 684
Hawaii 173
Alaska 73

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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 17 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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