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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota

39 Colleges
$43,738 Avg Salary
$31,982 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Minnesota to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Hennepin Technical College take out is $20,396.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Minnesota. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Criminal Justice majors at Capella University take out an average of $35,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 39 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Metro State accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from ATCC carry an average student debt load of $15,750.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out is $25,834.

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#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Century College carry an average student debt load of $29,451.

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#8

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #8, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from St. Cloud State University take out $25,314 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Rasmussen University - Minnesota take out $30,315 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

Criminal Justice majors at Bemidji State University take out an average of $22,769 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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