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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminology programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Read full report on Criminology at UT Dallas

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminology at ASU - Tempe

#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #3 spot on the list. UH 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at UH Clear Lake

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #5 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Criminology Report

#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 $30-$48k. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. 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 full report on 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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Criminology Report

#7

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, Texas

Howard Payne University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Howard Payne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brownwood, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard Payne also took the #0 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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 University

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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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