2023 Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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.

Check out the criminology associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Criminology Associate Degree School

#1

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

4 Associate Degrees

Top 20% in Quality in the Plains States Region

$33,609 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Upper Iowa University the best value school in the Plains States Region for criminology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school 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 in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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