2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 2,249 degrees and certificates from an Indiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
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 Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which master's degree 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.
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.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trine are $10,350 per year.
Trine did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.
IU Bloomington also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Indiana. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue University Global are $9,530 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2,094 |
| Ohio | 2,805 |
| Illinois | 2,483 |
| Wisconsin | 1,134 |
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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 5 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.