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

6 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Louisiana 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 Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 113,581 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,256 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,682 and $27,571 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and corrections 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 and corrections program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree criminal justice students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 State University are $16,386.

Full McNeese State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #2 spot on the list. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

ULM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Monroe are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at ULM

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#4

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

SUNO also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University at New Orleans are $15,691.

Full Southern University at New Orleans Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#5

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Southern University and A & M College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

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

#6

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Grambling State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grambling, Louisiana. It awarded 99 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

GSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 Grambling State University are $16,403.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grambling State 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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