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

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

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Webster University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southwestern College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools 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

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Simpson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

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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 8 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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