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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

7 Ranked Colleges
270 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Minnesota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 113,581 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 2,013 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,128 and $30,996 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 270 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice and corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 152 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota master’s degree criminal justice students list, Walden University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716.

Full Walden University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 79 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

Full Saint Cloud State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#5

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Saint Paul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#6

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan State University

#7

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UST MN Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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