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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas

36 Colleges
$31,335 Avg Salary
$24,318 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

In 2020-2021, 665 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #11 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 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in Arkansas to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Arkansas University Tech the most popular school in Arkansas for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the rural area of Camden, SAU Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Criminal Justice majors at SAU Tech take out an average of $9,902 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Black River Technical College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Black River Technical College take out $6,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UA Little Rock take out is $27,174.

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#4

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Out of the 36 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at ATU take out is $23,840.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from UARK take out $23,900 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Arkansas State University - Beebe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the town of Beebe.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fort Smith.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UAFS take out is $20,512.

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With a ranking of #8, East Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. East Arkansas Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Forrest City.

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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

Criminal Justice majors at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus take out an average of $23,433 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Arkansas State University - Newport landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public college 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 Colleges 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
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

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 25 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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