2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region
227
Ranked Colleges
30,364
Degrees Awarded
$7,700
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 the Southeast region, there were 30,364 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,051 and $28,418 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 227 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Southeast Region
Out of the 227 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 912 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,563 for southeast region criminal justice students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at American Public University System
Out of the 227 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Georgia Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. South Georgia Technical College is a small school located in Americus, Georgia that handed out 190 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
South Georgia Technical College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend South Georgia Technical College is $763 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Georgia Technical College
Out of the 227 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hillsborough Community College is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 368 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HCC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend HCC is $2,949 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at HCC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 220 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $9,452 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 373 students in 2020-2021.
Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,354 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Full Valencia College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Central Georgia Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Warner Robins, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 175 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Georgia Technical College is $2,404 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Full Central Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,235 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region criminal justice students list, Liberty University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,382 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Full Liberty University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of the Cumberlands came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 114 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Cumberlands also did well on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of the Cumberlands is $13,476 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Cumberlands
Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Rome, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College is $1,445 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Full Georgia Northwestern Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Seminole State College of Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Sanford, Florida, and it awarded 231 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, Seminole State is in the top on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Seminole State is $8,427 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Seminole State
Indian River State College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 184 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Indian River State College excels when it comes to criminal justice quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $3,786 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students per year to attend Indian River State College.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indian River State College
North Georgia Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Clarkesville, Georgia, this small public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for North Georgia Technical College is $3,438 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Georgia Technical College
Western Carolina University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. WCU is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 157 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, WCU is in the top on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,924 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at WCU
With a ranking of #14, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 646 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region criminal justice students list, Florida State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,946 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida State
Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 416 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,129 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Central Piedmont Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $5,710 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Piedmont Community College
Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Forsyth Technical Community College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $5,388 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students per year to attend Forsyth Tech.
Full Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southern Crescent Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small school located in Griffin, Georgia that handed out 80 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Crescent Technical College is $5,956 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Crescent Technical College
Albany Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Albany, Georgia, this small public school handed out 146 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $663 for southeast region criminal justice students per year to attend Albany Technical College.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albany Technical College
With a ranking of #20, Georgia Military College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 107 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $11,029 for southeast region criminal justice students per year to attend Georgia Military College.
Full Georgia Military College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #21, Savannah Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 92 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Savannah Technical College is $4,992 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Savannah Tech
Columbia College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 63 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College South Carolina also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $20,247 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students per year to attend Columbia College South Carolina.
Full Columbia College South Carolina Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Columbia Southern University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 494 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Columbia Southern University is $11,241 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia Southern University
Itawamba Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region list. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $4,086 for Southeast Region Criminal Justice students per year to attend ICC.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Itawamba Community College
Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 134 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College is $4,337 for southeast region criminal justice students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at FTCC
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