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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South Carolina 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.

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 South Carolina

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

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

Our analysis found Charleston Southern University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in South Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $5,085 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Charleston Southern University

#2

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $9,268 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anderson University South Carolina Report

Out of the 6 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofSC are $14,134 per year.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

#5

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claflin University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orangeburg.

Claflin graduate students pay an average of $12,035 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Claflin University Report

South University, Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Columbia

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
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 6 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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