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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Nebraska

17 Colleges
$38,940 Avg Salary
$27,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 608 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Omaha to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at UNOMAHA accumulate an average of around $23,451 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $169.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Community College Report

#3

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wayne State College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the distant town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at WSC accumulate an average of around $25,086 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Criminal Justice majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $14,578 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 17 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Northeast accumulate an average of around $11,079 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeast Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Criminal Justice majors at MCC take out an average of $13,539 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

With a ranking of #6, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Bellevue University take out $28,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

With a ranking of #8, Chadron State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, criminal justice majors at Chadron State College accumulate an average of around $21,750 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at UNK take out is $22,934.

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#10

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Peru State take out is $28,352.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,273
Minnesota 1,525
Kansas 586
Iowa 627
North Dakota 225
South Dakota 154

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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