by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 486 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Simpson College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 27 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 Concordia University, Saint Paul
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #4 spot on the list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 150 masters’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%.
Full Walden University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 10 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Ambrose University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Southwestern College is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Southwestern College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College
Bellevue University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 30 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bellevue University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Webster University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Webster University
Capella University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University
With a ranking of #12, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Baptist University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #13, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Washburn University
University of Central Missouri ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Cloud State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Cloud State University
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 10 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of St Thomas Minnesota
With a ranking of #17, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wichita State University
Southeast Missouri State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Missouri State University
Missouri Southern State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri Southern State University is a small public school situated in Joplin, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Missouri Southern State University
Saint Louis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Minot State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Minot, North Dakota, and it awarded 43 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 141 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan State University
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