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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

6 Ranked Colleges
104 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 828 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 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 Tennessee” ranking looked at 6 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.

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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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Tennessee

#1

Bethel University

McKenzie, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 52 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel are $11,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bethel Criminal Justice Report

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Middle Tennessee State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Chattanooga are $18,334.

Full UT Chattanooga Criminal Justice Report

#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Memphis Criminal Justice Report

#5

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ETSU Criminal Justice Report

#6

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Tennessee State University

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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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