2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Corrections is the 419th most popular major in the country with 3,984 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great corrections programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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.

More Ways to Rank Corrections Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections

#1

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s list. USW is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Corrections Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500.

Full University of the Southwest Corrections Report

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.

Featured Corrections Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >