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

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

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 Most Popular 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 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 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. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University Report

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. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Webster University Report

#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bellevue University Report

Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

With a ranking of #7, Columbia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Columbia College Report

#8

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular 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.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University

University of Central Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Missouri

University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of St Thomas Minnesota 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

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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