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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$4,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked 6th in Louisiana. In fact, 972 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named SOWELA Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SOWELA are $4,265 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at SOWELA Technical Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bossier Parish Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bossier City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bossier Parish Community College

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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
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.

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 2 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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