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Corrections Schools near Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN (population: 386,751) has twelve corrections schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Gustavus Adolphus College, the highest ranked school in this group with a corrections program, has a total student population of 2,536. It is the 1009th highest ranked school in the USA and the 15th highest in the state of Minnesota (#1 is University of Minnesota-Twin Cities).

Corrections students from Minneapolis schools who go on to become correctional counselors, corrections officers, jailers, probation officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 455,350 people working as correctional officers and jailers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,610. Also, Mental health and substance abuse social workers make on average $41,350 per year and there are about 127,140 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area alone, there are 1,240 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average salary of $49,950. Correctional officers and jailers in this area earn $44,910/yr and there are 2,910 employed.

Minneapolis lies in Hennepin county, which is one of the 61 counties in Minnesota. Overall, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington-WI area has 1,729,750 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.4% unemployment rate, $23.40/hr average worker wage, and a $48,670 average annual salary. Thus, about 1.683 out of every 1000 jobs in Minneapolis are held by correctional officers and jailers, and 0.718/1000 are held by mental health and substance abuse social workers.

Of the 12 corrections schools with a 100-mile radius of Minneapolis, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Minneapolis/St Paul Campus comes out as the most expensive ($26,850/yr) for corrections students, with Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College as the lowest, reported at only $6,981/yr.

Corrections Programs near Minneapolis

Gustavus Adolphus College

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Minnesota State University-Mankato

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Rasmussen College-St Cloud

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Riverland Community College

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

University of Phoenix-Minneapolis/St Paul Campus

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rasmussen College

• Criminal Justice Associates - Corrections
  
• Criminal Justice Bachelor - Client Services/Corrections
  

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