2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 261 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the United States for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 a year.
The excellent programs at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Barranquitas, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas are $5,254 per year.
Out of the 261 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Simpson College undergraduate students pay an average of $44,030 in tuition and fees each year.
Simpson College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list.
Out of the 261 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in tuition and fees each year.
American Public University System came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools ranking. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Mercedita.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $5,292 per year.
Westfield State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Westfield are $17,219 a year.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list.
With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 per year.
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Ferris State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.
Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $8,400 per year.
Universidad del Este ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Carolina, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNE are $5,820 a year.
With a ranking of #14, Fitchburg State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fitchburg State are $16,735 per year.
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Youngstown State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.
Southwestern College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SC are $34,900 a year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern College Report
West Texas A&M University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #17 on the list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
West Texas A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,208 in tuition and fees each year.
Liberty University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools ranking.
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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Trine also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $15,896 in tuition and fees each year.
Guilford College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools list. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greensboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford are $41,140 per year.
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Columbia College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 per year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College Report
Wilmington University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilmington University are $11,760 per year.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona State University - Skysong
Rest of the Top Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 40 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
| 42 | Anderson University South Carolina | Anderson, SC |
| 42 | Averett University | Danville, VA |
| 44 | Columbus State University | Columbus, GA |
| 45 | Holy Family University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 46 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 47 | Universidad del Turabo | Gurabo, PR |
| 48 | Texas A & M University - Central Texas | Killeen, TX |
| 49 | Bethel University | McKenzie, TN |
| 50 | Saint Cloud State University | Saint Cloud, MN |
| 51 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 52 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 2,759 |
| Security Science and Technology | 1,875 |
| Other Homeland Security | 456 |
| Fire Protection | 172 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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.
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