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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

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

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 72% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in criminal justice at Bellevue University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bellevue University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in criminal justice at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#6

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 26 students majoring in criminal justice at Columbia College Missouri, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College Report

#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 57% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Webster University Report

#8

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at Mount Mercy, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University Report

University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 31% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 60% are male.

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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

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 25 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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