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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,293 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Mississippi with 41 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Mississippi 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.

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 Schools in Mississippi

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$9,044 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ole Miss are $9,044 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ole Miss is ranked #1 for overall quality for criminal justice in Mississippi.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS
$20,364 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MC are $20,364 per year.

MC also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #3.

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$9,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Southern Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS
$14,550 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. William Carey University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William Carey University are $14,550 a year.

William Carey University also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #4.

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$8,445 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jackson State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jackson State are $8,445 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jackson State University Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
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 5 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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