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Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

1 College
$26,865 Avg Salary
$22,569 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #81 in the country. In fact 11,039 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Criminology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Criminology Associate Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best school in the Southwest Region for criminology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Criminology majors at CNM take out an average of $13,594 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 440
Arizona 295
Oklahoma 24
New Mexico 83

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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