2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the United States for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winfield.
SC graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
SC also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.
Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from Salve Regina carry an average student debtload of $21,761.
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Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.
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University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Downtown are $15,991 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. 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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Criminal Justice & Corrections by Region
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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