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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,734 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 109 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

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 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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

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

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middle Tennessee State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#3

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel are $11,723 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Memphis

#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tennessee State University are $10,732 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tennessee State University

East Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Tennessee State University

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
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.

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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