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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 113,581 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 1,805 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,491 and $30,805 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 195 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections 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 and corrections program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

#1

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 75 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

TROY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Troy University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#3

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also took the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Alabama Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#4

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faulkner University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 47 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Faulkner also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Faulkner are $11,850, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Faulkner University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#5

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

AUM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AUM are $17,812, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Auburn University at Montgomery

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

Full UA Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#7

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jacksonville, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jacksonville State University

#8

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

Columbia Southern University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia Southern University are $4,035.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia Southern University

#9

South University, Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

South University, Montgomery came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. South University, Montgomery is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South University, Montgomery, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South University, Montgomery are $16,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, Montgomery

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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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