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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,811 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,809 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #23 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon to see which bachelor's degree 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

Check out the criminal justice bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the best value school in Oregon for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,269 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Western Oregon State College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,681. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $195.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at Portland State University accumulate an average of around $30,715 in student debt.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from Southern Oregon University carry an average student debtload of $24,436. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $151.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 13,151
Washington 553
Nevada 684
Hawaii 173
Alaska 73

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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