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

10 Ranked Colleges
210 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Ohio For Those Getting 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 Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 3,517 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,669 and $23,471 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 210 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,649 and $41,690 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Franklin University

Columbus, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Franklin University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franklin University are $16,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Franklin University

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Miami University - Middletown is a public institution located in Middletown, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Middletown also took the #8 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Middletown are $16,484.

Full Miami University - Middletown Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Hamilton landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hamilton, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Hamilton, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Hamilton are $16,484.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Miami University - Hamilton

#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Youngstown State University also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Youngstown State University are $9,495.

Full Youngstown State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Toledo

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 121 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

With a ranking of #7, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wright State University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #8, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Kent State is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 17 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kent State

#9

Tiffin University

Tiffin, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Tiffin University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Tiffin University also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tiffin University are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tiffin University

#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#2 in overall quality

Xavier University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Ohio For Those Getting Aid ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 18 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076.

Full Xavier University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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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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