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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminal justice and corrections was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 7,783 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Franklin University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Franklin University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Illinois 182
Ohio 236
Indiana 103
Wisconsin 43

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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