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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
170 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,135 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 170 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287.

Full UAF Criminal Justice Report

#2

National University

La Jolla, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 26 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at National University

#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of San Diego is a medium-sized school located in San Diego, California that handed out 126 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USD Criminal Justice Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Chaminade University of Honolulu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $24,720.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Chaminade University of Honolulu

#5

University of Antelope Valley

Lancaster, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Antelope Valley landed the #5 spot on the list. Lancaster, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAV, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

Full University of Antelope Valley Criminal Justice Report

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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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