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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 44th most popular major in the country with 23,232 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,665 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and police science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and police science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s police science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,451 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Police Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s police science students in 2019-2020.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,869 for plains states region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Metropolitan State University.

Full Metropolitan State University Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s police science students in 2019-2020.

SMU MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SMU MN is $16,050 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Police Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#4

Midland University

Fremont, Nebraska
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midland University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fremont, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s police science students in 2019-2020.

Midland U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,360 for plains states region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Midland University.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Midland University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s police science students in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $13,166 for plains states region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Police Science at Drury University - CCPS

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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