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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 848 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,657 and $23,916 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology 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 criminology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UT Dallas has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at The University of Texas at Dallas

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Criminology Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 8 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Read full report on Criminology at NAU

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Criminology Report

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#7

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, Texas

Howard Payne University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Howard Payne is a small school located in Brownwood, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard Payne did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard Payne are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at Howard Payne

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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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