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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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$37,685 Avg Salary
$16,035 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Arkansas to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Beebe to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Arkansas. ASU-Beebe is a small public school located in the fringe town of Beebe.

About 45% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Tech is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Camden, SAU Tech is a public school with a small student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 73% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from SAU Tech carry an average student debt load of $12,032.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Arkansas University Tech Report

#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, East Arkansas Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. East Arkansas Community College is a small public school located in the town of Forrest City.

About 44% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Arkansas State University - Newport helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Newport, ASUN is a public school with a small student population.

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

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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in criminal justice at NWACC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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South Arkansas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SouthArk is a small public school located in the town of El Dorado.

Women make up 60% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Arkansas State University Three Rivers did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. ASU Three Rivers is a small public school located in the town of Malvern.

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Black River Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the rural area of Pocahontas, Black River Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Black River Technical College take out $12,836 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.

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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
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 20 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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