2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Utah

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 Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 149 associate degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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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 Utah 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 Utah

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

Top Utah Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Weber State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in criminal justice studies. WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Weber State University

2

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

104 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice studies has to look into Salt Lake Community College. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Salt Lake Community College

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	30
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	24

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.