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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$9,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #31 most popular major in Texas with 593 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Texas 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.

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 Texas

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A & M University - Central Texas the best value school in Texas for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $6,242 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A & M University - Central Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $7,282 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Texas A&M University Report

#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tarleton are $7,669 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M International University are $6,595 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Texas A&M International University

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

Sam Houston 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 town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $8,666 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sam Houston State University Report

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Tyler are $8,110 per year.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

With a ranking of #9, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $7,246 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Angelo State University Report

#10

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MSU Texas are $6,886 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at MSU Texas Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 516
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 12

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 20 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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