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

If you pursue a master's degree in criminal justice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #69 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The criminal justice master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Missouri ranking.

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. 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 Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

 

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

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Columbia College
Columbia, MO

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Missouri.

There were roughly 25 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Central Missouri is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. UCM is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Missouri.

There were roughly 14 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Central Missouri

3

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Missouri - Kansas City is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. UMKC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Kansas City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Missouri.

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

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Missouri - Kansas City

4

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southeast Missouri State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Missouri.

There were roughly 4 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent data year.

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

 

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	345	109
Iowa	287	17
Kansas	244	9
Nebraska	200	18

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	63
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.