2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) in Oklahoma

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, there were 936 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,308 and $26,753 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice and corrections programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) in Oklahoma

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,696 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at NSU

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UCO

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)

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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