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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$17,764 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wilmington University Report

#2

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Delaware Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DelVal are $9,282 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Delaware Valley University Report

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marywood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marywood University Report

#4

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Family University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#7

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin 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 #7 on the list. Coppin is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Coppin are $13,212 a year.

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#8

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

Waynesburg 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Waynesburg, Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Waynesburg graduate students pay an average of $16,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $16,830 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Rowan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 580
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 25
New Jersey 105
District of Columbia 38
Delaware 68

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

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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