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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$8,686 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Southern Crescent Technical College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Crescent Technical College are $5,526 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a small public school located in the 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SOWELA Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Georgia Technical College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Clarkesville, North Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Georgia Technical College are $5,422 a year.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,462 a 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Albany Technical College are $5,396 a 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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South Georgia Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

South Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,692 in tuition and fees each 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Savannah Tech are $5,442 a 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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#9

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, GA

Gwinnett Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a moderately-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.

In addition to its great value ranking, GTC is 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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With a ranking of #10, Augusta 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 city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public school 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.

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Best 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

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).

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