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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,276 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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 Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for criminal justice and corrections students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Cloud State University Report

$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UST MN are $48,329 per year.

UST MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list.

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

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Capella University are $14,148 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 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.

  • 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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