2024 Best Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Corrections is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #432 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 bachelor's degrees in corrections during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on corrections students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other corrections students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized corrections related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for corrections students working on their bachelor's degree.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Corrections in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in corrections.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Corrections

1

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in corrections. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in corrections from Minnesota State University - Mankato

2

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO

53 Annual Graduates

Southeast Missouri State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in corrections. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in corrections from Southeast Missouri State University

Best Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best corrections schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	70
Minnesota	446	16
Kansas	352	5

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Corrections Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Corrections

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	1,808
Criminal Justice	923
Criminal Justice & Police Science	151
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	63
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	29
Securities Services Administration/Management	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.