Need your expert's estimate about doing a MCJ. Could you please advise what's the normal price of completing a MCJ?(including tuition fee books,and others) Is University of Maryland(College Park) MCJ program an emient one? I know Bruce is an expert in this area,would particularly appreciate his counsel.
The cost of a CJ Master's can vary widely, but the average is around $10-20K for tuition (there are much cheaper & much more expensive programs on either end). University of Maryland-College Park is a prestigious program, along with the University of Pennsylvania, Florida State, Michigan State, CUNY-John Jay, and Indiana State. Here is a list of CJ Master's programs available by DL; Boston University Central Missouri State University Concordia University-Saint Paul East Carolina University Florida State University Fort Hays State University Indiana State University Michigan State University Mountain State University New Mexico State University Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Sam Houston State University Tiffin University Troy State University University of Alaska-Fairbanks University of California-Riverside University of Cincinnati University of Louisville University of Massachusetts-Lowell University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Bruce,thanks for your always thorough and excellent reply.Is there a MCJ program ranking I can refer to?
The best resource is the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, which publishes The Guide to Graduate Programs. I believe they're updating it right now, but you probably could find an old copy in the reference section at a school that has a CJ department.