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2023 Best Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$32,343 Avg Salary
$24,621 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 936 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Best Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Criminology Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminology Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Criminology

Our analysis found University of Missouri - St Louis to be the best school for criminology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Plains States Region . Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 54
Minnesota 0

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Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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