2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Crescent Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Itawamba Community College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SOWELA are $4,265 a year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at North Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Clarkesville, North Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
North Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,422 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Georgia Northwestern Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 per year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Albany Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.
Albany Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,396 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Albany Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $19,255.
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With a ranking of #7, South Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Georgia Technical College are $6,692 per year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at South Georgia Technical College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,847.
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Savannah Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the city of Savannah.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Savannah Tech are $5,442 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at Savannah Tech accumulate an average of around $18,179 in student debt.
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Gwinnett Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GTC are $5,636 per year.
GTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Augusta Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Augusta Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,632 in tuition and fees each year. On average, criminal justice graduates from Augusta Technical College take out $15,749 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Request InformationBest Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| 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 |
| Arkansas | 665 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors for Criminal Justice
One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 21 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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