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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,589 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked 9th in Colorado. In fact, 1,464 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Colorado

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

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best value school in Colorado for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $13,366 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Northern Colorado

The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCU are $14,626 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Christian University

Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $13,854 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,312 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 590
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

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

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 6 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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