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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

In 2020-2021, 109 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #41 most popular major in the state.

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 Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Middle Tennessee State University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

#3

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN
$13,981 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bethel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel are $13,981 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.

UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Memphis Report

#5

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN
$8,336 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tennessee State University are $8,336 per year.

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$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

East Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ETSU are $9,438 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Tennessee State 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
North Carolina 82
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 6 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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