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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,070 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 2,249 degrees and certificates from an Indiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana

Check out the criminal justice undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,637 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,021.

Ivy Tech Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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#2

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Vincennes University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Indiana. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,449 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Vincennes University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Indiana list.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Indiana. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $10,125 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $34,481 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,094
Ohio 2,805
Illinois 2,483
Wisconsin 1,134

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 3 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).

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