2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho
2Colleges in Idaho
88Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 88 associate degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.
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Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice studies students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of criminal justice studies 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 studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice studies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools
The criminal justice studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Idaho.
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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.