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Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$16,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 243 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #104 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Criminology Master's Degree School

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for criminology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Ohio 427
Indiana 275
Wisconsin 225

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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