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2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$29,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,037 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

In 2020-2021, 289 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #65 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminology Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminology majors pursuing a .

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminology

$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Washington University the best value school in Washington for criminology students. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EWU are $7,922 a year. Criminology majors at EWU take out an average of $18,436 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $12,417 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wazzu is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Criminology Schools in Washington list.

Full Criminology at Washington State University Report

#3

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA
$48,470 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gonzaga University is a great value for criminology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gonzaga are $48,470 a year. Criminology majors at Gonzaga take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Gonzaga also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminology Schools in Washington rankings.

Read full report on Criminology at Gonzaga University

$47,576 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PLU are $47,576 a year.

Full Criminology at Pacific Lutheran University Report

Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,459
Oregon 12
Nevada 177

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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