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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$19,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 8,093 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track 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. 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 in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found John Jay College of Criminal Justice to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at John Jay are $11,532 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from John Jay carry an average student debtload of $16,903.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Excelsior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#3

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iona College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in New York. Located in the suburb of New Rochelle, Iona is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iona are $23,242 per year.

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#4

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means LIU Post is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

LIU Post graduate students pay an average of $23,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,232
Maryland 948
New Jersey 2,955
District of Columbia 335
Delaware 280

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 4 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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