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Corrections Schools in Missouri

Missouri contains fifteen schools that offer corrections programs. Saint Louis University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking corrections school in MO, has a total student population of 16,317 and is the 1085th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 15 corrections schools in Missouri, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Allied College North comes out as the most expensive ($45,104/yr), with Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods as the lowest recorded at only $2,865/yr.

Corrections students from Missouri 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 Missouri alone, there are 3,550 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average yearly salary of $34,260. Correctional officers and jailers in this state earn $29,060/yr and there are 8,730 employed.

Also, within the corrections schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from corrections, there are 4755 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Corrections Programs in Missouri

Saint Louis University-Main Campus

Corrections

Levels offered: Bachelors

Southeast Missouri State University

Corrections

Levels offered: Bachelors

Missouri Southern State University

Juvenile Corrections

Levels offered: Bachelors

William Woods University

Juvenile Corrections

Levels offered: Bachelors

Allied College North

Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other

Levels offered: Associates

Sanford-Brown College

Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other

Levels offered: Associates

Metropolitan Community College-Blue River

Corrections

Levels offered: Associates

Metropolitan Community College-Longview

Corrections

Levels offered: Associates

Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods

Corrections

Levels offered: Associates

Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley

Corrections

Levels offered: Associates

Saint Louis Community College-Forest Park

Corrections

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley

Corrections

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

University of Phoenix-Kansas City Campus

Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other

Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Phoenix-St Louis Campus

Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other

Levels offered: Bachelors

Grantham University

Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other

Levels offered: Bachelors

Missouri Interesting Facts

Missouri is known as the "Show Me State".
The 'Show Me State' expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."
The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912.
The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925 leaving a 980-foot wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars. It left 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured.
At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea.

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