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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$72,554 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

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

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 66 degrees to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Walden University

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Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UNOMAHA

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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 #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to 1 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. University of North Dakota is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UND Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

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