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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Delaware

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,795 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

In 2020-2021, 280 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Delaware college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Delaware ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Delaware to see which 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. 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 Schools in Delaware

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

$4,945 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Delaware Technical Community College - Terry the best value school in Delaware for criminal justice and corrections students. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the small city of Dover.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $4,945 per year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Delaware Tech carry an average student debtload of $8,437.

Delaware Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Delaware list.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Delaware list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Wilmington University take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Wilmington University also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Delaware list, coming in at #3.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wilmington University Report

#3

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE
$12,750 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Goldey - Beacom College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Delaware. Located in the suburb of Wilmington, Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Goldey - Beacom College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Goldey - Beacom College carry an average student debtload of $21,500.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Delaware. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Delaware list. Located in the small city of Newark, Strayer University - Delaware is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Strayer University - Delaware are $13,515 per year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Strayer University - Delaware take out $56,537 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,232
New York 8,093
Maryland 948
New Jersey 2,955
District of Columbia 335

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 4 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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