by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 92 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminal justice and corrections.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grantham University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 81 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Century College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 67 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Des Moines Area Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. ATCC 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%.
Full Alexandria Technical & Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. 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.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Missouri Southern
North Hennepin Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Hennepin Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Normandale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, and it awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Normandale Community College
Southeast Community College Area did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeast Community College Area
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Cloquet, Minnesota, and it awarded 36 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Northeast Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Inver Hills Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Park University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 34 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Louis Community College
Columbia College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College
Riverland Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. 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
Metropolitan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. MCC is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 30 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 29 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Mineral Area College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Mineral Area College is a small school located in Park Hills, Missouri that handed out 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mineral Area College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Iowa Central Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Iowa Central Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Western Dakota Technical Institute came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Rapid City, South Dakota 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.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Dakota Tech
Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hawkeye Community College
Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Western Iowa Tech Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Central Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Grand Island, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Community College
Jefferson College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Jefferson College is a public institution located in Hillsboro, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at JeffCo
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