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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,708 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,855 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #71 most popular major in North Carolina with 82 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which 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.

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 North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for criminal justice and corrections students. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC
$5,379 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 per year.

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

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECU are $7,297 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Carolina University Report

#4

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC
$41,140 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Guilford College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Guilford undergraduate students pay an average of $41,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Guilford College

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 5 spot on the list. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 a year.

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#6

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC
$35,665 Average Tuition & Fees

Mars Hill University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina ranking. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mars Hill.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mars Hill are $35,665 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mars Hill University

$33,346 Average Tuition & Fees

North Carolina Wesleyan College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

North Carolina Wesleyan College undergraduate students pay an average of $33,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Carolina Wesleyan College Report

#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC
$36,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Methodist undergraduate students pay an average of $36,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Methodist University

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Florida 631
Georgia 131
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
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 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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