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2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Illinois University

#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large 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

#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ball State University

#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Xavier University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 4 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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