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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 581 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major 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'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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi

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

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ole Miss are $9,048 per year.

Ole Miss also took the #1 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Mississippi Report

#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Out of the 5 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.

MC graduate students pay an average of $12,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MC is ranked #2 for overall quality for criminal justice in Mississippi.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Southern Mississippi Report

#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Carey University are $12,235 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William Carey University is ranked #4 for overall quality for criminal justice in Mississippi.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at William Carey University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Mississippi. Located in the city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Jackson State graduate students pay an average of $8,445 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
West Virginia 1,320

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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