2026 Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Oregon
[Criminal Justice & Police Science](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/criminal-justice-and-corrections/criminal-justice-and-police-science/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong criminal justice & police science education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for criminal justice & police science students.
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2026 Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Oregon
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the criminal justice & police science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools
Leading the list is Chemeketa Community College, our #1 best value for criminal justice & police science in Oregon. Set in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,345, while out-of-state students pay about $14,040. Students borrow a median of $15,755 to complete the criminal justice & police science program here. Soon after graduation, criminal justice & police science degree recipients from Chemeketa Community College generally make around $33,406. That is a strong return on a $15,755 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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