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

42 Colleges
$36,578 Avg Salary
$23,701 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections 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. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

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

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

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The excellent programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Platteville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 25 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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