2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Simpson College the best value school in the Plains States Region for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Simpson College undergraduate students pay an average of $44,030 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Simpson College also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Simpson College Report
The excellent 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 the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value 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 medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 a year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SC are $34,900 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $15,896 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Missouri Southern State University
Bellevue University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.
Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $11,636 in tuition and fees each year.
Mount Mercy University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mount Mercy are $36,540 per year.
Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy 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 |
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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 24 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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