2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region

Criminal Justice & Corrections is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #87 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice and corrections students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School for Your Doctor's Degree

The criminal justice doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice and corrections program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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 and corrections.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in the Plains States Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

48 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Walden University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Minnesota.

There were about 48 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

24 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

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

There were approximately 24 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

After graduation, criminal justice doctorate recipients usually make around $67,000 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from Capella University

3

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Nebraska.

There were about 3 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from University of Nebraska at Omaha

4

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

University of North Dakota is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in North Dakota.

There were approximately 1 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from University of North Dakota

5

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

#2 Most Popular In ND

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fargo. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

 

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	119	52
Nebraska	65	5
North Dakota	62	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	48
Criminal Justice Studies	28

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	32
Other Homeland Security	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.