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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

2 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$55,596 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 630 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,187 and $22,163 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Seattle U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Among the 7,050 students enrolled at Seattle U, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,383. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Seattle University]](/colleges/seattle-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Criminal Justice for a Master’s. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Of the 11,174 students enrolled at Central Washington University, 711 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,593. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Washington University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CWU]](/colleges/central-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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