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:291School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$9,600Total 4 Year Cost:$137,000Graduation Rate:56%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$20,700
Rank:292School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$9,500Total 4 Year Cost:$90,900Graduation Rate:52%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$28,600
Rank:293School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$9,100Total 4 Year Cost:$106,000Graduation Rate:65%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$27,700
Rank:294School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$8,900Total 4 Year Cost:$111,000Graduation Rate:58%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$25,000
Rank:295School Name:
SUNY Buffalo State (Out-of-State)
20 Year Net ROI:$8,000Total 4 Year Cost:$147,000Graduation Rate:36%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$23,600
Rank:296School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$7,800Total 4 Year Cost:$98,800Graduation Rate:52%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$27,400
Rank:297School Name:
University of Memphis (Out-of-State)
20 Year Net ROI:$7,600Total 4 Year Cost:$123,000Graduation Rate:48%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$23,500
Rank:298School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$6,800Total 4 Year Cost:$163,000Graduation Rate:51%Typical Years to Graduate:5Average Loan Amount:$20,900
Rank:299School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$6,500Total 4 Year Cost:$211,000Graduation Rate:78%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$43,400
Rank:300School Name:20 Year Net ROI:$6,100Total 4 Year Cost:$103,000Graduation Rate:74%Typical Years to Graduate:4Average Loan Amount:$35,400

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.