2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the United States. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.
UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.
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Capella University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.
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University of North Dakota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.
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Nova Southeastern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per year.
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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors for Criminal Justice
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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).
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