by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Minnesota, there were 1,956 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,738 and $31,982 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 525 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small school located in Cloquet, Minnesota that handed out 36 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community 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 #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota. ATCC is a public institution located in Alexandria, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hibbing Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Hibbing Community College is a public institution located in Hibbing, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hibbing Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermilion Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Vermilion Community College is a public institution located in Ely, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Vermilion Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Inver Hills Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Inver Hills Community College is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 34 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Inver Hills Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #6, Century College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Century College
Riverland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Located in Austin, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Riverland Community College
North Hennepin Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Hennepin Community College
Normandale Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Normandale Community College
Leech Lake Tribal College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Leech Lake Tribal College is a small school located in Cass Lake, Minnesota that handed out 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Leech Lake Tribal College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #11. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at M State
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #12. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this small private for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Brainerd, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Lakes College - Brainerd Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #14. Rochester Community and Technical College is located in Rochester, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rochester Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #15, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Ridgewater College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #17. Willmar, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ridgewater College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Minnesota West Community and Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota West is a small school located in Granite Falls, Minnesota that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Minnesota West Community and Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Northland Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Saint Paul College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Paul College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Herzing University - Minneapolis ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Minnesota list. Herzing University - Minneapolis is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Herzing University - Minneapolis
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
