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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi.

Our 2023 rankings named Holmes Community College the most popular online school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

About 43% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 57% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from Holmes Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,042.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Holmes Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in criminal justice at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Report

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

About 62% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Mississippi Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 44% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College take out $11,929 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Itawamba Community College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. Located in the town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in criminal justice at ICC, 58% are male and 42% are female.

Criminal Justice majors at ICC take out an average of $10,086 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Itawamba Community College Report

Strayer University - Mississippi 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 #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Strayer University - Mississippi is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
Tennessee 1,212
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
West Virginia 1,320

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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 6 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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