2024 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Ranked #109 in popularity, criminal justice & police science is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 136 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & police science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & police science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminal justice & police science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & police science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice & police science students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Police Science

1

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

68 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science has to look into Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Minnesota State University - Mankato

2

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Metropolitan State University

3

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & police science has to check out Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & police science from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	352	0
Nebraska	331	15
North Dakota	251	0
South Dakota	237	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Police Science

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice & Police Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	412
Criminal Justice	57
Corrections	16
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.