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2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Georgia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,891 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Criminology is the #74 most popular major in Georgia with 321 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminology Schools in Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Georgia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for criminology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminology Colleges.

Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminology

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA
$6,521 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of West Georgia to be the best value school for criminology students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of West Georgia are $6,521 a year. The average amount in student loans that criminology majors at University of West Georgia take out is $28,630. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $181.

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#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA
$6,485 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Southern University is a great value for criminology students. GaSou is a very large public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GaSou are $6,485 per year. While working on their degree, criminology majors at GaSou accumulate an average of around $26,100 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Mercer University

Macon, GA
$29,324 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in Georgia list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mercer are $29,324 a year.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 302
North Carolina 209
Florida 933
Tennessee 13
Kentucky 81
South Carolina 127
Louisiana 56
Arkansas 110
Alabama 271
Mississippi 70
West Virginia 151

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 3 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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