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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$9,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,886 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

With 225 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #14 most popular major in North Dakota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Dakota 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. 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 North Dakota

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

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND
$5,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Region State College the best value school in North Dakota for criminal justice and corrections students. Lake Region State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Devils Lake.

Lake Region State College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Lake Region State College accumulate an average of around $12,750 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lake Region State College Report

$8,163 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minot State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU are $8,163 a year. While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at MSU accumulate an average of around $23,535 in student debt.

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$10,401 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Dakota State University are $10,401 a year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at North Dakota State University take out is $22,749.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Dakota list.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$10,596 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $10,596 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at UND take out an average of $25,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of North Dakota Report

$11,847 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 a year. After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota carry an average student debtload of $30,315.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Kansas 586
Iowa 627
Nebraska 608
South Dakota 154

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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