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

7 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest region, there were 848 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Criminology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 10 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Criminology at ASU - Tempe

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminology at The University of Texas at Dallas

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #4 spot on the list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 8 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $0-$30k list, NAU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Read more about Criminology at Northern Arizona University

#6 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#7

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, Texas

Howard Payne University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard Payne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard Payne University are $9,900, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminology at Howard Payne

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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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