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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Criminology is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,182 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,583 and had an average of $24,397 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 9 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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