2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Simpson College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Simpson College graduate students pay an average of $6,606 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Concordia University, Saint Paul graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri Southern are $6,300 per year.
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Southwestern College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SC are $12,768 a year.
Bellevue University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.
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Columbia College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $8,442 a year.
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Mount Mercy University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Mount Mercy graduate students pay an average of $11,176 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State
Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools 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 |
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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