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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,796 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

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

With 113,121 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

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'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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

Our analysis found College of Western Idaho to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

CWI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at CWI take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,375.

CWI also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of Western Idaho Report

#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Twin Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinidad State Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinidad State Junior College are $6,631 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,811 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at Red Rocks Community College accumulate an average of around $18,822 in student debt.

Red Rocks Community College also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

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#5

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Aims Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Aims Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,418 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at Aims Community College accumulate an average of around $15,161 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Aims Community College Report

#6

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Colorado Mesa undergraduate students pay an average of $22,322 in tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Colorado Mesa take out an average of $17,475 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Colorado Mesa University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,464
Utah 590
Idaho 256
Montana 41
Wyoming 176

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 6 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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