2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

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 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 206 associate degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of criminal justice studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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 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 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.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.

Top West Virginia Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

125 Annual Graduates

American Public University System is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice studies. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from American Public University System

2

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the rural area of Martinsburg, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

3

West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public university located in the rural area of Parkersburg.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	49
Florida	232	41
North Carolina	231	788
Georgia	217	482
Tennessee	170	119
Arkansas	161	95
Virginia	158	242
Kentucky	129	12
Louisiana	124	134
Alabama	109	6
South Carolina	105	247

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	26
Corrections	3

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.