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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,435 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #39 most popular major in Georgia with 131 degrees and certificates awarded 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. 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.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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

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

Our analysis found University of North Georgia to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

UNG graduate students pay an average of $6,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Albany State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Georgia. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Albany State are $5,308 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia College & State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $7,308 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $8,170 per year.

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Georgia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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South University’s online programs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

South University’s online programs graduate students pay an average of $15,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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South University, Savannah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

South University, Savannah graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Clark Atlanta University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CAU are $18,568 per year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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