2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #14 most popular major in Kansas with 586 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kansas 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. 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.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FHSU are $5,430 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at FHSU accumulate an average of around $27,097 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FHSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for criminal justice in Kansas.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,649.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Kansas. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at Grantham University accumulate an average of around $35,510 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt State are $7,744 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their bachelor’s degree. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year. Criminal Justice majors at ESU take out an average of $21,400 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Washburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $8,872 per year.
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Central Christian College of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Central Christian College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McPherson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Christian College are $20,225 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from Central Christian College carry an average student debtload of $32,617.
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Southwestern College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
SC undergraduate students pay an average of $34,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from SC carry an average student debtload of $26,078.
SC also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.
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Kansas Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Salina, Kansas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas Wesleyan University are $31,340 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 1,273 |
| Minnesota | 1,525 |
| Iowa | 627 |
| Nebraska | 608 |
| North Dakota | 225 |
| South Dakota | 154 |
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.