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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,366 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

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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 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Kansas 586
Iowa 627
Nebraska 608
North Dakota 225
South Dakota 154

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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).

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