2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region
64Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
6,046Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 64 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6,046 degrees in criminal justice studies annually.
Your choice of criminal justice studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies in the Great Lakes Region
The schools below may not offer all types of criminal justice studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Criminal Justice Studies
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in criminal justice studies. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 343 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at Gateway Technical College. Located in the city of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #160 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gateway Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 48 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Gateway Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in criminal justice studies needs to check out Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 127 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Ivy Tech Community College is a great option for students interested in a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 486 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.
There were about 699 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent year we have data available.
UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #254 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 230 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.
There were about 158 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 62 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.
Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Adrian. This university ranks 23rd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 56 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Siena Heights University in the most recent data year.
Ball State is a very large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 122 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Platteville. This university ranks 20th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 120 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 113 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Criminal Justice Studies students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of criminal justice studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
