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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,435 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 Georgia. In fact, 2,158 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. 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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Georgia 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.

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 Georgia

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Georgia the best value school in Georgia for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

UNG graduate students pay an average of $6,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Albany.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Albany State are $5,308 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Georgia College graduate students pay an average of $7,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgia College & State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kennesaw State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $8,170 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbus State University Report

Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $9,292 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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South University’s online programs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South University’s online programs are $15,720 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, South University, Savannah 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 city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

South University, Savannah graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Clark Atlanta University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CAU are $18,568 a year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 9 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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