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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology 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 criminology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at The University of Texas at Dallas

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Criminology Report

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 8 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at NAU

#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 $75-$110k. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 University - Commerce Criminology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s criminology 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

#4 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#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 $75-$110k 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard Payne are $9,900.

Read full report on 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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