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2023 Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,528 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Associate Degree School for You

Criminology is the #81 most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for criminology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminology majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Criminology

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in the United States for criminology students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, criminology graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $25,316.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue University Global is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Criminology at Purdue University Global

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, criminology majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $13,594 in student debt.

Full Criminology at Central New Mexico Community College Report

#3

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIU are $33,609 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIU also did well on our Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Criminology at Upper Iowa University Report

Criminology by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 averages are for the top 3 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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