2025 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 470 associate degrees in criminal justice & police science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Police Science School for Your Associate Degree

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice & police science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice & police science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & police science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice & police science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice & police science.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Police Science

1

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

98 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice & police science has to take a look at Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit university located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Columbia Southern University

2

Rasmussen University - Florida
Ocala, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Florida is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Rasmussen University - Florida

3

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

4

Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Walters State Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Walters State Community College

5

Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Delgado Community College

6

Louisiana State University - Eunice
Eunice, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

LSU Eunice is a small public university located in the town of Eunice.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Louisiana State University - Eunice

7

Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

BRCC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Baton Rouge Community College

8

National Park College
Hot Springs, AR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

National Park College is a small public college located in the small suburb of Hot Springs.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from National Park College

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges by State

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Criminal Justice & Police Science Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice & Police Science is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Police Science

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.