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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
270 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 113,581 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 2,013 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,128 and $30,996 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 270 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and corrections programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k) in Minnesota

#1

Concordia University, Saint Paul

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Saint Paul, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Saint Paul

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Cloud State University are $12,904.

Full St. Cloud State University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #3 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#5

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k. Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Metropolitan State University

#6

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Making $48-$75k list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UST MN

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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