2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,984 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 419th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (With Aid)

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’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 public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Corrections Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Read more about Corrections at Minnesota State Mankato

#2

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 3 masters’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Corrections Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USW Corrections Report

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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