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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 7,783 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

Colorado State University - Global Campus graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado Christian University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CCU are $14,626 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $18,226 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,312 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $22,379 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 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 city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS graduate students pay an average of $25,584 in tuition and fees each year.

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Boise State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

Boise State graduate students pay an average of $26,558 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 263
Utah 15
Idaho 2
Montana 1

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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