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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$72,554 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” 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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree criminal justice students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 66 doctorate’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%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Walden University

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 3 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 UND

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Full North Dakota State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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