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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,422 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses the best value school in Indiana for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Trine are $10,350 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trine is ranked #5 for overall quality for criminal justice in Indiana.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IWU are $10,440 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly 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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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 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.

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