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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$20,387 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Seattle University Report

#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $28,410 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USD also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of San Diego Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Oregon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

Western Oregon State College graduate students pay an average of $18,369 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, San Jose 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 large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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California State University - Stanislaus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stan State are $18,582 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California State University - Sacramento Report

California State University - San Bernardino came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $18,151 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 353
Washington 53
Oregon 32
Nevada 17
Hawaii 14
Alaska 7

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 16 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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