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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminology programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The criminology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took 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.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Criminology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Criminology Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Read more about Criminology at Northern Arizona University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s criminology degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Commerce are $14,549.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Criminology Report

#6 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

Full Texas A&M Kingsville Criminology Report

#7

Howard Payne University

Brownwood, Texas

Howard Payne University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard Payne also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard Payne are $9,900, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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