2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Missouri

Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #56 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 63 master's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in criminal justice studies matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Missouri ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Missouri

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

37 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Webster University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice studies. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Missouri.

There were roughly 37 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Webster University

2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Louis University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Missouri.

There were roughly 8 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Saint Louis University

3

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice studies needs to look into Southeast Missouri State University. Southeast Missouri State University is a large public university located in the city of Cape Girardeau. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Missouri.

There were roughly 7 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Southeast Missouri State University

3

Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at Missouri Southern State University. Missouri Southern is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Joplin. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Missouri.

There were about 7 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Missouri Southern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Missouri Southern State University

5

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Missouri.

There were approximately 4 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at MBU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Missouri Baptist University

 

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	77
Iowa	287	25
Kansas	244	11
Nebraska	200	15
North Dakota	149	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	51
Securities Services Administration/Management	1

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.