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

5 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 608 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 9th 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.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Nebraska 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

While working on their Associate Degree, criminal justice majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $17,331 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Of the 34 students majoring in criminal justice at Northeast, 35% are male and 65% are female.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Northeast take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,313.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in criminal justice at MCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from MCC carry an average student debt load of $13,240.

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#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Women make up 73% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Western Nebraska Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Nebraska. WNCC is a small public school located in the town of Scottsbluff.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at WNCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Nebraska Community College Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Kansas 586
Iowa 627
North Dakota 225
South Dakota 154

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 5 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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