2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Minnesota

Ranked #26 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 69 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in criminal justice matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Minnesota ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Minnesota

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

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

1

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

50 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Walden University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Walden University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Minnesota.

There were approximately 50 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Walden University

2

Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MN

Southwest Minnesota State University is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice in Minnesota.

There were about 19 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Southwest Minnesota State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Southwest Minnesota State University

3

University of Minnesota - Crookston
Crookston, MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Minnesota - Crookston if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Located in the distant town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from University of Minnesota - Crookston

3

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona, MN

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. SMU MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the town of Winona. More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	791
Iowa	396	42
Kansas	349	245
Nebraska	326	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	436
Criminal Justice & Police Science	131
Corrections	14
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	11

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.