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2023 Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Of the 43 students majoring in criminology at BGSU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Read full report on Criminology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Criminology at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

#3

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tiffin University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

Women make up 67% of the criminology majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminology at Tiffin University

#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Of the 8 students majoring in criminology at Indiana State, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Criminology at Indiana State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 80% of the criminology majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminology at Eastern Michigan University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

About 75% of the students majoring in criminology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#7

Adler University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, Adler University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Criminology at Adler University Report

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 7 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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