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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 494 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

Check out the criminal justice associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 78% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from CCRI carry an average student debt load of $13,622.

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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

About 53% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at New England Institute of Technology Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in criminal justice at RWU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Roger Williams University Report

#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The in-demand associate degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Rhode Island. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salve Regina University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,462
Connecticut 1,260
New Hampshire 1,478
Maine 247
Vermont 207

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 4 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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