2025 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 282 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 account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice & police science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in Minnesota

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

10 Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Police Science

1

Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Alexandria Technical & Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. ATCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Alexandria.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Alexandria Technical & Community College

2

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Century College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Century College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Century College

3

Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a good choice for students pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Rasmussen University - Minnesota

4

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice & police science has to look into Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small public college located in the town of Cloquet.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

5

North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.More information about a associate in criminal justice & police science from North Hennepin Community College

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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.

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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.