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Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$31,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 578 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #105 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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 New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminology

#1

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Niagara University the best value school in New York for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

STJ graduate students pay an average of $31,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 713
Maryland 387
New Jersey 222
District of Columbia 12
Delaware 190

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 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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