by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 6,080 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,141 and $29,816 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,349 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 92 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Cloquet, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 92 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United Tribes Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full United Tribes Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region. Alexandria Technical & Community College is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Minnesota. It awarded 58 associates’s criminal justice 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Alexandria Technical & Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Dakota Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Dakota Technical Institute
Out of the 92 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hibbing Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Hibbing, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hibbing Community College
Vermilion Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ely, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Vermilion Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Inver Hills Community College is a public institution located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Inver Hills Community College
Mineral Area College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Park Hills, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 81 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Century College
Grantham University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Grantham University is a medium-sized school located in Lenexa, Kansas that handed out 85 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grantham University
Riverland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Austin, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Riverland Community College
Missouri Southern State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Southern State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
North Hennepin Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 47 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Sitting Bull College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Sitting Bull College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Northeast Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 34 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeast Community College
Normandale Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Normandale Community College
Leech Lake Tribal College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Cass Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Leech Lake Tribal College
With a ranking of #18, Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Jefferson College is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Jefferson College
Southeast Community College Area came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 37 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Community College Area
Hawkeye Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hawkeye Community College
Bryan University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bryan University
Iowa Central Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Central Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fergus Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Nebraska Community College
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