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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Criminal Justice for a Doctorate

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66 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Criminal Justice for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Criminal Justice for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,617 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Criminal Justice for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Criminal Justice for a Doctorate”.

Top 1 Best Criminal Justice Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Criminal Justice for a Doctorate list. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Walden University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Walden University, 2,721 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,568 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,240. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Walden University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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