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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,740 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #57 most popular major in Indiana with 103 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminal Justice & Corrections

$9,576 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses the best value school in Indiana for criminal justice and corrections students. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trine are $9,576 per year.

Trine also took the #4 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Indiana rankings.

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$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $11,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Indiana list.

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$9,239 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IWU are $9,239 a year.

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$10,044 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IUPUI are $10,044 a year.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$10,125 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Purdue University Global are $10,125 a year.

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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 79
Illinois 182
Ohio 236
Wisconsin 43

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 schools only.

  • 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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