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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,633 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 1,260 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Connecticut 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.

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 Connecticut

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

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

Our analysis found Central Connecticut State University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $12,848 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Connecticut State University

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Connecticut. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Haven

#3

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Albertus Magnus are $21,928 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albertus Magnus College Report

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sacred Heart are $34,509 per year.

Sacred Heart did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sacred Heart University Report

#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the # 5 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UBridgeport are $21,686 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Bridgeport

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,462
New Hampshire 1,478
Maine 247
Rhode Island 494
Vermont 207

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 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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