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

8 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Illinois University Report

#3

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Franklin University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Marquette.

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#4

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ball State University Report

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges 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 8 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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