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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,814 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,506 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,808 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 62 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree criminal justice studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harris - Stowe State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Harris - Stowe State University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 24 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Harris - Stowe State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United Tribes Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. United Tribes Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at United Tribes Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 241 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Dubuque is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at University of Dubuque
Wayne State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wayne State College is a small school located in Wayne, Nebraska that handed out 58 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Minot State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. MSU is located in Minot, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Peru State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Peru State College is located in Peru, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Bemidji State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Bemidji State University
Simpson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Loras College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Loras College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Mount Marty University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Mount Marty is a small school located in Yankton, South Dakota that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Mount Marty University
Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Dakota Wesleyan University
University of Sioux Falls landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at University of Sioux Falls
Buena Vista University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Buena Vista University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Storm Lake, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Southwestern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winfield, Kansas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #18, Missouri Western State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Missouri Western State University
Grand View University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Grand View University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 67 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of the Ozarks did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. College of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Saint Cloud State University
Truman State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Truman State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
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