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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$17,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

With 477 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #23 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Portland State University are $16,518 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Portland State University

Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College graduate students pay an average of $18,369 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Oregon University

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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