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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$20,387 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.

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#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

USD graduate students pay an average of $28,410 in tuition and fees each year.

USD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.

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Western Oregon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western Oregon State College are $18,369 per year.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 a year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Stanislaus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stan State are $18,582 a year.

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.

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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 per year.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 13,151
Washington 553
Oregon 477
Nevada 684
Hawaii 173
Alaska 73

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 16 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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