Best ROI: Criminal Justice and Corrections

Schools offering Criminal Justice and Corrections ranked by overall ROI score. The average graduate in this field earns $39,338 four years after graduation. These are the schools where this major delivers the strongest financial return.

50 schools ranked

#	School	ROI	Net Price	10yr Earnings	Median Debt	Completion	Tier
1	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	94	$14,091	$78,466	$14,615	85.2%	Exceptional
2	Northeastern University Boston, MA	91	$30,915	$92,538	$24,250	90.5%	Exceptional
3	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	91	$10,163	$78,466	$14,615	63.2%	Exceptional
4	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	88	$6,555	$62,951	$13,750	70.2%	Strong
5	George Washington University Washington, DC	88	$36,586	$90,873	$20,449	84.0%	Strong
6	University of Georgia Athens, GA	88	$13,936	$68,726	$18,500	89.7%	Strong
7	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	88	$24,478	$80,928	$27,000	75.5%	Strong
8	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	86	$10,440	$64,403	$14,289	68.9%	Strong
9	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	86	$17,915	$76,343	$19,500	67.8%	Strong
10	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	85	$10,974	$68,740	$16,704	61.6%	Strong
11	Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC	85	$20,723	$72,085	$21,096	75.0%	Strong
12	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	84	$15,364	$64,909	$15,000	76.4%	Strong
13	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	84	$16,264	$63,742	$19,509	80.2%	Strong
14	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	84	$18,745	$74,479	$21,500	66.7%	Strong
15	Washington State University Pullman, WA	84	$14,971	$68,905	$19,500	60.5%	Strong
16	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	83	$9,338	$64,876	$15,000	56.3%	Strong
17	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	83	$11,297	$61,675	$18,000	85.6%	Strong
18	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	83	$24,406	$74,479	$21,500	83.6%	Strong
19	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	83	$27,646	$73,323	$23,250	85.9%	Strong
20	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	83	$29,533	$75,537	$23,250	80.2%	Strong
21	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	83	$15,300	$63,126	$20,654	75.3%	Strong
22	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	82	$6,067	$63,188	$13,540	53.4%	Strong
23	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	82	$14,480	$64,172	$16,552	62.8%	Strong
24	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	82	$13,006	$63,926	$21,079	66.8%	Strong
25	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	82	$19,703	$74,479	$21,500	63.7%	Strong
26	Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY	82	$24,347	$77,789	$27,000	69.9%	Strong
27	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	81	$7,000	$61,244	$14,505	57.0%	Strong
28	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	81	$9,320	$71,401	$16,544	47.9%	Strong
29	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	81	$12,885	$65,986	$16,705	57.6%	Strong
30	Florida International University Miami, FL	81	$9,288	$60,249	$16,500	74.4%	Strong
31	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	80	$3,967	$59,211	$13,000	53.0%	Strong
32	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	80	$7,021	$59,115	$13,872	57.0%	Strong
33	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	80	$12,278	$68,077	$15,371	50.4%	Strong
34	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	80	$24,398	$70,783	$25,000	79.5%	Strong
35	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	80	$15,543	$62,203	$23,199	63.9%	Strong
36	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	79	$40,675	$83,759	$26,000	75.7%	Strong
37	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	79	$10,411	$58,308	$18,190	78.0%	Strong
38	Iowa State University Ames, IA	79	$18,589	$63,386	$22,869	75.3%	Strong
39	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	79	$19,680	$67,253	$23,250	80.7%	Strong
40	Seattle University Seattle, WA	79	$34,662	$75,272	$19,883	75.5%	Strong
41	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	78	$4,564	$59,977	$14,715	54.9%	Strong
42	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	78	$10,154	$56,343	$15,531	69.2%	Strong
43	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	78	$3,203	$56,195	$11,000	55.8%	Strong
44	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	77	$14,967	$62,668	$19,500	68.0%	Strong
45	Charter Oak State College New Britain, CT	77	$15,815	$64,209	$18,683	66.7%	Strong
46	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	77	$17,028	$66,099	$21,500	66.6%	Strong
47	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	77	$13,381	$60,624	$19,500	61.5%	Strong
48	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	77	$11,704	$58,170	$21,500	66.0%	Strong
49	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	77	$18,551	$63,552	$22,057	60.5%	Strong
50	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	77	$13,599	$56,880	$18,000	58.8%	Strong

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Rankings are based on our ROI score (0-100), which weights five quantifiable factors: Earnings Premium (30%), Payback Period (25%), Debt-to-Earnings (20%), Completion Rate (15%), and Loan Repayment (10%). All data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. No subjective criteria are used.

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