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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,134 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #13 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Lakeshore Technical College the best value school in Wisconsin for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $4,122 per year. On average, criminal justice graduates from LTC take out $8,788 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lakeshore Technical College

Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Tech are $4,571 a year.

Southwest Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

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Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wauwatosa, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa undergraduate students pay an average of $19,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa carry an average student debtload of $16,010.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa Report

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
Indiana 2,249

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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