2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Rhode Island (With Aid)

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 Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Rhode Island, there were 348 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$11,370 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Salve Regina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina University are $11,370, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Salve Regina University Criminal Justice Report

#2

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$17,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. Roger Williams University is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

RWU also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roger Williams University are $17,916, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Roger Williams University Criminal Justice Report

#3

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$14,148 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. JWU Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

JWU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Online are $14,148, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at JWU Online

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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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