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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,760 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 7th in Arizona. In fact, 3,363 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.

Grand Canyon University also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grand Canyon University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,644
Oklahoma 655
New Mexico 571

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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