2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You
In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 1,260 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 6th 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut
Check out the criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Manchester Community College the best value school in Connecticut for criminal justice and corrections students. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $4,516 a year.
The excellent programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Housatonic Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,496 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 Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Naugatuck Valley Community College are $4,516 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MxCC are $4,476 a year.
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The excellent programs at Norwalk Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Connecticut. NCC is a small public school located in the small city of Norwalk.
NCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,586 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
Post University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Post University accumulate an average of around $31,664 in student debt.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.
WestConn undergraduate students pay an average of $11,781 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at WestConn take out is $25,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $218.
Central Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut ranking. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.
CCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #9 on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of New Haven are $42,898 a year. On average, criminal justice graduates from University of New Haven take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $567, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Sacred Heart University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Connecticut list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sacred Heart are $45,230 a year. While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Sacred Heart accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 2,462 |
New Hampshire | 1,478 |
Maine | 247 |
Rhode Island | 494 |
Vermont | 207 |
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Criminal Justice
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 15 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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