2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You
With 553 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #32 most popular major in Washington.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington 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.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our 2023 rankings named Central Washington University the best value school in Washington for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CWU graduate students pay an average of $12,127 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 13,151 |
| Oregon | 477 |
| Nevada | 684 |
| Hawaii | 173 |
| Alaska | 73 |
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
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 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.