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2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$21,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,842 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Criminology is the #142 most popular major in the country with 936 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Criminology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for criminology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminology Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Criminology

#1

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN
$20,862 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for criminology students. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $20,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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$21,050 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $21,050 per year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for criminology students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

Full Criminology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

$28,048 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM Dearborn are $28,048 a year.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Michigan - Dearborn

Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
Illinois 12
Ohio 54
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 0

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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