2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminology is the 79th most popular major in the country with 10,182 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Georgia, there were 281 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology 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 criminology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

$22,004 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GaSou, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Southern University are $22,004.

Read more about Criminology at Georgia Southern University

#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$18,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Carrollton, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at University of West Georgia

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k)

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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