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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

9 Colleges
$34,809 Avg Salary
$30,696 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #14 most popular major in Kansas with 586 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Kansas Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our analysis found Southwestern College to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kansas. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from SC carry an average student debtload of $26,078.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Christian College of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Central Christian College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of McPherson.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice graduates from Central Christian College carry an average student debtload of $32,617.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at FHSU accumulate an average of around $27,097 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Salina, Kansas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at WSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,649.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, criminal justice majors at Grantham University accumulate an average of around $35,510 in student debt.

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#8

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Emporia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

Criminal Justice majors at ESU take out an average of $21,400 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Iowa 627
Nebraska 608
North Dakota 225
South Dakota 154

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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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