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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$3,555 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 581 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Mississippi college or university. This makes it the #14 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Itawamba Community College the best value school in Mississippi for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ICC are $3,160 a year.

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

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Itawamba Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are $3,950 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

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
Louisiana 972
Arkansas 665
Alabama 1,413
West Virginia 1,320

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 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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