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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

23 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the best school in the Plains States Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Simpson College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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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 23 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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