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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$32,318 Avg Salary
$26,809 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

With 12 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminology is the #182 most popular major in Illinois.

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.

The Most Popular Criminology Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#3

Adler University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adler University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Schools in Illinois list. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 16
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 3 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).

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