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

8 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Webster University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 73% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC 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 Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#5

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . 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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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school 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 8 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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