by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 923 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered 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 bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #1 spot on the list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 145 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Columbia College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Central Missouri
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grantham University is a medium-sized school located in Lenexa, Kansas that handed out 92 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Missouri Southern is a small school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 72 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Walden University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Central Christian College of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Central Christian College of Kansas is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 39 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Christian College of Kansas Criminal Justice Report
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Criminal Justice Report
Washburn University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Culver - Stockton College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Canton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Iowa Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Iowa Wesleyan is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa that handed out 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Iowa Wesleyan University
Lincoln University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. LU Missouri is a public institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Iowa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at University of Northern Iowa
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Criminal Justice Report
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. CMU CLAS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Sterling College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sterling College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sterling, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #18, Hannibal - LaGrange University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. HLGU is a small school located in Hannibal, Missouri that handed out 13 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Southwest Baptist University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 11 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Southwest Baptist University
Rockhurst University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Evangel University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Evangel is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Waldorf University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, York College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. York College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in York, Nebraska. It awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, MidAmerica Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice at MidAmerica Nazarene University
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