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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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 Most Popular Online 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 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

The excellent online programs at Simpson College 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 fringe town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 5 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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