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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$18,554 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

With 105 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #47 most popular major in New Jersey.

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 New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FDU are $10,722 a year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgian Court University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgian Court are $17,482 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Newark is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rutgers Newark is ranked #3 for overall quality for criminal justice in New Jersey.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Kean University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kean are $17,476 a year.

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#6

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

With a ranking of #6, College of Saint Elizabeth 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 suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

CSE graduate students pay an average of $18,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Rutgers University - Camden 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 #6 on the list. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 a year.

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#8

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City 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 large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJCU are $16,018 per year.

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#9

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 580
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 25
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.

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 9 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).

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