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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 335 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,508 and $37,337 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice and corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia criminal justice students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $14,889 for District of Columbia Criminal Justice students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at GWU

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Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Trinity Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia criminal justice students whose families make $30-$48k list, Trinity College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $13,006 for District of Columbia Criminal Justice students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Trinity Washington University.

Full Trinity Washington University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 132 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our district of columbia criminal justice students whose families make $30-$48k list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American University is $20,965 for district of columbia criminal justice students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The American University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the #4 spot on the list. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 43 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Strayer University - Global Region also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Global Region is $22,089 for district of columbia criminal justice students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Strayer University - Global Region Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Howard also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Howard University is $40,938 for District of Columbia Criminal Justice students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Howard

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