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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$12,020 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,832 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #31 most popular major in Texas with 593 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Texas 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.

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 Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

$7,363 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A & M University - Central Texas the best value school in Texas for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $7,363 per year.

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$9,202 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Texas A&M University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $9,202 per year.

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#3

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX
$7,790 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarleton are $7,790 per year.

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$7,845 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M International University are $7,845 a year.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 per year.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,388 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Tyler are $9,388 per year.

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$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$8,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Angelo State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Angelo State are $8,186 a year.

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$7,338 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Houston - Downtown came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Downtown are $7,338 per year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 516
Oklahoma 28
New Mexico 12

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 20 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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