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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #72 most popular major in Kansas with 25 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. 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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the best value school in Kansas for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SC are $12,768 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

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

#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Kansas. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Washburn University are $9,636 a year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 93
Minnesota 370
Iowa 36
Nebraska 69
North Dakota 5

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 3 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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