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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,060 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,809 Avg Salary

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

With 256 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #21 most popular major in Idaho.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Idaho 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Lewis - Clark State College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Idaho. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $6,982 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at Lewis - Clark State College accumulate an average of around $26,478 in student debt.

Lewis - Clark State College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lewis - Clark State College

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Idaho. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Boise State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Boise State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,165.

Boise State also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #4.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Boise State University Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Utah 590
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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