2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Ranked #15 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 292 associate degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Associate Degree

The criminal justice studies associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality criminal justice studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice studies 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 Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to look into Weber State University. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ogden.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Weber State University

2

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

College of Southern Idaho is a good decision for students pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from College of Southern Idaho

3

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

104 Annual Graduates

Salt Lake Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Salt Lake Community College

4

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at College of Western Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from College of Western Idaho

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	238	213
Idaho	219	109
Wyoming	217	54
Montana	148	9

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	87
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	24
Criminal Justice & Police Science	19

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.