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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in Virginia. With 2,948 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

Our 2023 rankings named Tidewater Community College the most popular online school in Virginia for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 40% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,437.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 53% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $31,214.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Virginia Community College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $24,116.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Mountain Empire Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Virginia. MECC is a small public school located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap.

Women make up 43% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at John Tyler Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,732.

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#6

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

With a ranking of #6, Germanna Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Locust Grove, Germanna Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 42% are male.

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University of Management and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southside Virginia Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in criminal justice at Southside Virginia Community College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Paul D Camp Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Paul D Camp Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Franklin.

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With a ranking of #10, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school with a 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
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

More Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings in Virginia

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 10 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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