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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

74 Colleges
$31,065 Avg Salary
$18,728 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree School for You

With 113,121 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Herzing University - Akron the best school in the Great Lakes Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Herzing Akron is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Akron.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Kenosha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Herzing University - Kenosha is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Herzing University - Madison 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 city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Gateway Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, criminal justice majors at Eastern Gateway Community College accumulate an average of around $9,160 in student debt.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Purdue University Global take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,692.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Southwest Tech take out $13,031 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,512.

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With a ranking of #8, Madison Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Criminal Justice majors at Madison College take out an average of $17,924 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Livonia, Schoolcraft College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Schoolcraft College take out $13,061 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

While working on their Associate Degree, criminal justice majors at FVTC accumulate an average of around $14,483 in student debt.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
13 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
14 Macomb Community College Warren, MI

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 2,094
Ohio 2,805
Illinois 2,483
Indiana 2,249
Wisconsin 1,134

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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