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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
255 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 5,635 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 255 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 criminal justice studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

CSULB also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at CSULB

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Stanislaus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. California State University - Stanislaus is located in Turlock, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Stan State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Stanislaus are $18,540, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Stan State

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in San Bernardino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at California State University - San Bernardino

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962.

Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Criminal Justice Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Sac State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sac State are $18,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sac State Criminal Justice Studies Report

#6

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

Portland State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Portland State University also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Portland State University Criminal Justice Studies Report

#7

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Central Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Central Washington University Criminal Justice Studies Report

#8

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

San Jose State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 7 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at San Jose State

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UAGC is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 153 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAGC are $14,664, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Arizona Global Campus Criminal Justice Studies Report

#10

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Seattle University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Seattle University is a medium-sized school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 20 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Seattle U 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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