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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 7,783 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the best school in the Plains States Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern College

#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Webster University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 93
Minnesota 370
Iowa 36
Kansas 25
Nebraska 69
North Dakota 5

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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