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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$5,782 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,618 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #34 most popular major in Utah with 590 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah 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.

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 Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT
$4,086 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Salt Lake Community College the best value school in Utah for criminal justice and corrections students. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,086 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Salt Lake Community College take out an average of $13,661 in student loans while working on their egree.

Salt Lake Community College also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah rankings.

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$6,010 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $6,010 per year. Criminal Justice majors at UVU take out an average of $22,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

UVU also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah list, coming in at #3.

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$6,228 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah list. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,228 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from WSU take out $21,200 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Weber State University Report

#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$6,726 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Utah University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Utah University are $6,726 per year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Southern Utah University carry an average student debtload of $19,205.

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#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT
$5,862 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dixie State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Utah list. Dixie State College is a large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Dixie State College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,862 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Dixie State College take out an average of $20,692 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dixie State University Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

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 5 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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