2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 81 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American Military University are $7,360 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
Guilford College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, Guilford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Guilford are $41,140 a year.
Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Columbia College South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $18,218 in tuition and fees each year.
Mississippi College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MC are $20,364 a year.
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Anderson University South Carolina came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.
Anderson University South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $30,720 in tuition and fees each year.
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Averett University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AU are $37,050 per year.
Columbus State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSU are $17,295 a year.
With a ranking of #12, Bethel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel are $13,981 per year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduate students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Faulkner University | Montgomery, AL |
| 14 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 15 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 16 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
| 16 | Lynn University | Boca Raton, FL |
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 632 |
| 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 |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors for Criminal Justice
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 25 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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