Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #21 most popular major in Minnesota with 370 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota

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

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Read More…

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Saint Paul is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read More…

#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Cloud State University Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read More…

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 93
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 6 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.