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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Utah

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

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Utah with 590 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in Utah. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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

Criminal Justice majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $13,820 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

About 64% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Utah Valley University Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Utah. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.

Of the 31 students majoring in criminal justice at WSU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#5

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Ephraim.

Of the 19 students majoring in criminal justice at Snow College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#6

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Women make up 46% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dixie State University

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

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 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).

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