by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,617 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 282 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #1 spot on the list. Mount Mercy University is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 21 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Concordia University, Saint Paul
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region. Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Saint Ambrose University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 at Saint Ambrose University
University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at St. Cloud State University
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Southeast Missouri State University
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