by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,617 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 166 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 85 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Sitting Bull College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Sitting Bull College is a public institution located in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Christian College of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Central Christian College of Kansas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McPherson, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. LU Missouri is a small public school situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. It awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. El Dorado, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Sinte Gleska University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Mission, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Crowder College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Neosho, Missouri, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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