by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,895 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,496 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 352 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United Tribes Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. United Tribes Technical College is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 5 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at United Tribes Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Community College Area. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 38 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Southeast Community College Area
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Inver Hills Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Inver Hills Community College
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National American University - Rapid City landed the #4 spot on the list. National American University - Rapid City is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 7 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 National American University - Rapid City Criminal Justice Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 19 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #6, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. WNCC is a small school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska that handed out 7 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Dakota Technical Institute landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Dakota Tech is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Dakota Technical Institute Criminal Justice Studies Report
Southwestern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Southwestern Community College is located in Creston, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Southwestern Community College
Metropolitan Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State College Southeast is a public institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Minnesota State College Southeast
Century College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 24 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Independence Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Independence Community College is located in Independence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Independence Community College
Normandale Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Normandale Community College
North Hennepin Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. North Hennepin Community College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at North Hennepin Community College
Waldorf University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf University is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 5 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice studies degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Riverland Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Riverland Community College Criminal Justice Studies Report
Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Island, Nebraska, and it awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Central Community College
With a ranking of #19, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a public institution located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Butler Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Butler Community College is located in El Dorado, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Des Moines Area Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 26 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Des Moines Area Community College Criminal Justice Studies Report
Iowa Central Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Iowa Central Community College
Missouri Western State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Missouri Western
Northeast Iowa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Northeast Iowa Community College
With a ranking of #25, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school situated in Estherville, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Iowa Lakes Community College
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