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

4 Colleges
$36,578 Avg Salary
$23,701 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminal justice programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for criminal justice and corrections students. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Franklin University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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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