2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (With Aid)
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Corrections is the 419th most popular major in the country with 3,984 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 340 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent corrections programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the corrections program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (With Aid)
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,221 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid.
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
Lake Superior State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,398 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid per year to attend Lake Superior State University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid list, UNM has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $11,802 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid.
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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s corrections degrees to qualified students.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,149 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
Washburn University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s corrections degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washburn University, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washburn University is $14,481 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid.
Baker College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Baker College is a medium-sized school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 38 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
Baker College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,049 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid per year to attend Baker College.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt also made our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $27,938 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid per year to attend Pitt.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Langston University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Langston, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.
Langston University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Langston University is $12,131 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid.
University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s corrections students in 2019-2020.
USW also took the #12 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,850 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid per year to attend USW.
Missouri Valley College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Missouri Valley College is located in Marshall, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s corrections degrees to qualified students.
Missouri Valley College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri Valley College is $19,396 for Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students with aid.
Tiffin University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tiffin, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tiffin University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tiffin University is $21,746 for bachelor’s degree corrections students with aid.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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