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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
179 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master's in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,252 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Ohio, there were 1,270 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Ohio

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Youngstown State University Criminal Justice Studies Report

#2

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Toledo Criminal Justice Studies Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 121 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Kent State

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Wright State University - Main Campus

#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Xavier University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 18 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier also took the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076.

Full Xavier Criminal Justice Studies Report

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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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