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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$13,703 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

With 632 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #18 most popular major in Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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#2

Averett University

Danville, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Averett University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

AU graduate students pay an average of $11,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Averett University Report

#3

Radford University

Radford, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Radford graduate students pay an average of $12,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at George Mason University Report

#5

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia State are $11,989 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Virginia State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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#7

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

South University, Virginia Beach ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University, Virginia Beach are $16,320 per year.

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#8

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, VA

South University, Richmond came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. South University, Richmond is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glen Allen.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Richmond are $16,320 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Richmond Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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