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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
263 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in New York 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. 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 Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 33,568 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 4,831 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 263 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree criminal justice students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in New York (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #1 spot on the list. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 131 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Jay, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at John Jay College of Criminal Justice are $20,962.

Read more about Criminal Justice at John Jay

#2

Monroe College

Bronx, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe College landed the #2 spot on the list. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 33 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Monroe College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Monroe College are $17,170.

Full Monroe College Criminal Justice Report

#3

Hilbert College

Hamburg, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hilbert College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Hilbert College is located in Hamburg, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hilbert College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hilbert College are $18,145.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Hilbert College

#4

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Sparkill, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Thomas Aquinas College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Sparkill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

STAC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Thomas Aquinas College are $18,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice at STAC

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. STJ is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full STJ Criminal Justice Report

#6

Keuka College

Keuka Park, New York
#8 in overall quality

Keuka College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Keuka Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

Keuka College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Keuka College are $20,897, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Keuka College

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#4 in overall quality

LIU Post landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 14 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at LIU Post

#8

Iona College

New Rochelle, New York
#3 in overall quality

Iona College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in New Rochelle, New York, and it awarded 18 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iona are $22,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Iona

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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