2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Corrections Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,984 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 419th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,560 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great corrections programs and cost less that 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 corrections program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The corrections 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 Corrections Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree corrections students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections in the Southwest Region

#1

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of the Southwest Corrections Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections

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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