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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,180 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

With 247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #11 most popular major in Maine.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME
$3,874 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Maine Community College the best value school in Maine for criminal justice and corrections students. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMCC are $3,874 a year. On average, criminal justice graduates from SMCC take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Maine Community College

$3,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Maine Technical College are $3,864 per year. While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Central Maine Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,589 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Maine Community College Report

$8,378 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maine list. Located in the town of Augusta, UMA is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMA are $8,378 a year. Criminal Justice majors at UMA take out an average of $37,432 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Maine at Augusta

#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME
$19,790 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Husson undergraduate students pay an average of $19,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Husson carry an average student debtload of $28,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $233, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Thomas College

Waterville, ME
$29,152 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waterville.

Thomas College undergraduate students pay an average of $29,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Thomas College take out is $27,000.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Thomas College

#6

Beal College

Bangor, ME

With a ranking of #6, Beal College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Beal College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Beal College is ranked #5 for overall quality for criminal justice in Maine.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Beal College

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,462
Connecticut 1,260
New Hampshire 1,478
Rhode Island 494
Vermont 207

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 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.

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