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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,432 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,809 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 665 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Arkansas 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Arkansas

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas - Fort Smith the best value school in Arkansas for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAFS is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.

UAFS undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from UAFS carry an average student debtload of $24,539.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UA Little Rock are $9,512 a year. Criminal Justice majors at UA Little Rock take out an average of $31,324 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Pine Bluff, UAPB is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAPB are $8,064 per year. Criminal Justice majors at UAPB take out an average of $26,585 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,310 a year.

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#6

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Arkansas are $13,515 per year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Strayer University - Arkansas take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $47,839.

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University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the remote town of Monticello, UAM is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAM are $8,029 per year.

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#9

Harding University

Searcy, AR

Harding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,158
Virginia 2,948
North Carolina 2,702
Florida 4,869
Tennessee 1,212
Kentucky 1,015
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 972
Alabama 1,413
Mississippi 581
West Virginia 1,320

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 9 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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