2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 81 schools in the Southeast Region 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Charleston Southern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Charleston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $5,085 per year.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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Guilford College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, Guilford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Guilford are $5,400 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $9,268 per year.
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Mississippi College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC 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 MC are $12,796 a year.
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Anderson University South Carolina ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Anderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,643 a year.
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Averett University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Danville, AU 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 AU are $11,940 a year.
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Columbus State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $13,264 per year.
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Bethel University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Bethel graduate students pay an average of $11,723 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Faulkner University | Montgomery, AL |
| 14 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 15 | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 16 | Lynn University | Boca Raton, FL |
| 16 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,158 |
| Virginia | 2,948 |
| North Carolina | 2,702 |
| Florida | 4,869 |
| Tennessee | 1,212 |
| Kentucky | 1,015 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 972 |
| Arkansas | 665 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors for Criminal Justice
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
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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