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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our analysis found Southwestern College to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern College Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of St Thomas Minnesota

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Capella University Report

#3

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Indianola.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Simpson College Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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