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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Mississippi with 41 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ole Miss are $9,048 a year.

Ole Miss not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MC are $12,796 per year.

MC also took the #2 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, William Carey University landed the # 4 spot on the list. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Carey University are $12,235 per year.

William Carey University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Carey University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $8,445 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

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

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 5 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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