College ROI Report

Updated 2024

College Salary Report

Best-value Colleges for Social work-criminal-justice

If you plan to study social work with an emphasis on criminal justice in college, you’re more than likely to be heading into a career working with inmates, recently released ex-offenders, or people identified for targeted secondary prevention or intervention programs. Social workers are responsible for identifying rehabilitative services the justice system originally intended with correctional facilities, or to support family members impacted by offender actions.

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RankSchool Name20 Year Net ROI
Total 4 Year Cost
Graduation Rate
Typical Years to Graduate
Average Loan Amount
Rank:221School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$71,400Total 4 Year Cost:$272,000Graduation Rate:77%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$26,100
Rank:222School Name:
Lamar University (Out-of-State)
20 Year Net ROI:$69,700Total 4 Year Cost:$135,000Graduation Rate:38%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$22,000
Rank:223School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$66,300Total 4 Year Cost:$93,000Graduation Rate:49%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$23,600
Rank:224School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$66,100Total 4 Year Cost:$94,700Graduation Rate:56%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$25,000
Rank:225School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$63,300Total 4 Year Cost:$118,000Graduation Rate:63%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$47,700
Rank:226School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$62,600Total 4 Year Cost:$71,500Graduation Rate:45%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$20,600
Rank:227School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$60,400Total 4 Year Cost:$140,000Graduation Rate:74%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$33,000
Rank:228School Name:
Stockton University (Out-of-State)
20 Year Net ROI:$60,000Total 4 Year Cost:$160,000Graduation Rate:76%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$29,800
Rank:229School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$57,700Total 4 Year Cost:$97,200Graduation Rate:50%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$24,700
Rank:230School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$57,100Total 4 Year Cost:$89,200Graduation Rate:56%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$20,700

Jobs within criminal justice social work include diversion program managers, probation and parole officers, mitigation or arbitration specialists, transitional case managers, and conflict mediators.

Two celebrities who majored in political science are Martin Short and Samuel L. Jackson. I, for one, would have loved to see Jackson working with clients as a social worker.