by our College Data Analytics Team
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Criminology is the 76th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 885 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. That schools that top this list have a program in criminology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree criminology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 14 masters’s criminology degrees 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 9 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 21 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 7 masters’s criminology 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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