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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master'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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Capella University 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 . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 70% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Plains States Region . Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Of the 30 students majoring in criminal justice at Bellevue University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 5 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 27 students majoring in criminal justice at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#6

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in criminal justice at Columbia College Missouri, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Webster University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#8

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

With a ranking of #8, Mount Mercy University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

Of the 21 students majoring in criminal justice at Mount Mercy, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Mercy University Report

University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

Women make up 31% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges 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 25 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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