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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$17,764 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

With 113,121 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.

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#2

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DelVal are $9,282 a year.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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#4

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Family University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.

Coppin graduate students pay an average of $13,212 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

With a ranking of #8, Waynesburg University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Waynesburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Waynesburg are $16,440 a year.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Ship graduate students pay an average of $16,830 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,232
New York 8,093
Maryland 948
New Jersey 2,955
District of Columbia 335
Delaware 280

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 25 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).

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