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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 33,568 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 809 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree criminal justice students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree criminal justice students with aid list, Colorado State University - Global Campus has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #3 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

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#4

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Providence. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

University of Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Providence are $31,500.

Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Providence

#5

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and it awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Colorado Christian University

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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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