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2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$46,330 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree 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 6 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 Criminology program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminology at Missouri State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Criminology at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 14 students majoring in criminology at UMSL, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

About 89% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in criminology at UMKC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Criminology at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Duluth helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

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

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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

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 6 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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