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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 46,252 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,083 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree criminal justice studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #1 spot on the list. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 26 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

McNeese not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese are $16,386.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at McNeese State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Criminal Justice Studies Report

#4

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

SUNO also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNO are $15,691, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern University and A & M College Criminal Justice Studies Report

#6

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Grambling State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.

GSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grambling State University are $16,403, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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