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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$19,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at American Public University System Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Liberty University

#3

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $16,900 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fayetteville State University Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $27,839 per year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at UofL accumulate an average of around $12,397 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisville Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $28,657 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida Report

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 6 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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