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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 33,568 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 809 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 13 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CU Anschutz Criminal Justice Report

#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#3

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Greenwood Village, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State University - Global Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Criminal Justice Report

#4

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCU are $14,626.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Colorado Christian University

#5

University of Providence

Great Falls, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Providence. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Great Falls, Montana, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Providence are $31,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Providence

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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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