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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$20,718 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a 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 medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly 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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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the 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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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.

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#9

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #10, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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