2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 258 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's 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 working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia Southern University Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Barranquitas, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Barranquitas are $3,274 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simpson College are $6,606 per year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Simpson College Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Charleston Southern University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mercedita.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce are $3,312 per year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Report
American Public University System came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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Westfield State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 a year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Saint Paul
With a ranking of #11, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #12, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado State University - Global Campus
Universidad del Este landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of Carolina, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
UNE graduate students pay an average of $3,552 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Universidad del Este Report
Fitchburg State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fitchburg State University Report
Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.
West Texas A&M University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools ranking. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Trine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Trine graduate students pay an average of $10,350 in tuition and fees each year.
Trine also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.
Missouri Southern graduate students pay an average of $6,300 in tuition and fees each year.
Liberty University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
Guilford College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Guilford are $5,400 per year.
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Southwestern College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the 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 graduate students at SC are $12,768 a year.
With a ranking of #23, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $9,268 per year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College
Wilmington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large 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 graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wilmington University
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools ranking. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
Rest of the Top Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 39 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
| 41 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
| 42 | Averett University | Danville, VA |
| 42 | Anderson University South Carolina | Anderson, SC |
| 44 | Columbus State University | Columbus, GA |
| 45 | Universidad del Turabo | Gurabo, PR |
| 46 | Holy Family University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 47 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 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 |
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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