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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,525 degrees and certificates were awarded to criminal justice and corrections students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named Alexandria Technical & Community College the best value school in Minnesota for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ATCC are $5,910 per year. Criminal Justice majors at ATCC take out an average of $20,624 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

ATCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Alexandria Technical & Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the fringe town of Cloquet, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,815 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College take out an average of $22,717 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Hibbing Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hibbing, Hibbing Community College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Hibbing Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Hibbing Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $21,145.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Northland Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,052 a year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northland Community and Technical College

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
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.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 4 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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