2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 46,895 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 164 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Plains States Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simpson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianola, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Simpson College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 32 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at University of Nebraska at Omaha
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Ambrose University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region. St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Ambrose University Criminal Justice Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Webster University
Missouri Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 MBU
Wichita State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 14 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Wichita State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Saint Cloud State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Missouri Southern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Missouri Southern State University
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Southeast Missouri State University
With a ranking of #11, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Saint Louis University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at North Dakota State University
With a ranking of #13, Minot State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Minot State University is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full MSU Criminal Justice Studies Report
Metropolitan State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Metro State
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
