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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,134 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Wisconsin 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Wisconsin

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Platteville the best value school in Wisconsin for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW - Platteville are $9,257 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Wisconsin - Platteville Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $12,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,094
Ohio 2,805
Illinois 2,483
Indiana 2,249

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

Majors Similar 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.

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