2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You
Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #12 most popular major in Tennessee with 1,212 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections
Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel are $11,723 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.
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East Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
ETSU graduate students pay an average of $10,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,158 |
| Virginia | 2,948 |
| North Carolina | 2,702 |
| Florida | 4,869 |
| Kentucky | 1,015 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 972 |
| Arkansas | 665 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.