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

24 Colleges
$39,141 Avg Salary
$29,816 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 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 24 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

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

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

The excellent programs at Southwestern College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

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

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The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #7 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 24 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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