by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 885 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,343 and $24,621 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 822 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tabor College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Tabor is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsboro, Kansas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Penn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fayette, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Avila University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Avila University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McPherson College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. McPherson College is a small school located in McPherson, Kansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Hastings College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’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 Criminology at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 46 bachelors’s criminology degrees 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%.
University of Northern Iowa ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Northern Iowa is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Drury University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Drury University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Benedictine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s 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%.
Cottey College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Cottey College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nevada, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Briar Cliff University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 151 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Criminology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Iowa landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Baker University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Baker University is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. 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.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s criminology 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 more about Criminology at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Crown College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’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%.
With a ranking of #25, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’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 10 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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