2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You
In 2020-2021, 665 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Arkansas 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.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Our analysis found Southern Arkansas University Tech to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the rural area of Camden, SAU Tech is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAU Tech are $4,770 per year. On average, criminal justice graduates from SAU Tech take out $9,902 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. UAFS is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Fort Smith.
UAFS undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from UAFS take out $20,512 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.
UA Little Rock undergraduate students pay an average of $9,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at UA Little Rock accumulate an average of around $27,174 in student debt.
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Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.
UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from UARK carry an average student debtload of $23,900.
UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the small city of Pine Bluff, UAPB is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAPB are $8,064 a year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UAPB take out is $27,000.
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With a ranking of #6, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Magnolia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,310 a year. Criminal Justice majors at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus take out an average of $23,433 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Arkansas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATU are $7,900 per year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from ATU carry an average student debtload of $23,840.
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Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Strayer University - Arkansas undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Strayer University - Arkansas take out $56,537 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the town of Monticello, UAM is a public school with a small student population.
UAM undergraduate students pay an average of $8,029 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UAM take out is $29,500.
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Harding University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Harding take out $25,946 in student loans while working on their degree.
Harding not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Arkansas list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,158 |
| Virginia | 2,948 |
| North Carolina | 2,702 |
| Florida | 4,869 |
| Tennessee | 1,212 |
| Kentucky | 1,015 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 972 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 10 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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