Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$11,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the criminal justice undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Lakeshore Technical College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year. Criminal Justice majors at LTC take out an average of $8,788 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lakeshore Technical College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.

Southwest Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at Ivy Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $16,021 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ivy Tech Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Macomb Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Warren, Macomb Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,680 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Macomb Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marion Technical College is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Marion, MTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MTC are $9,505 a year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at MTC accumulate an average of around $8,551 in student debt.

Read More…

#6

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College are $11,589 per year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Grand Rapids Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,939.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grand Rapids Community College

#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Owens State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,782 in tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Owens State Community College take out an average of $19,482 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Owens Community College Report

Sinclair Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,218.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Sinclair Community College also did well on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read More…

Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,552 in tuition and fees each year. Criminal Justice majors at Lewis and Clark Community College take out an average of $9,896 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lewis and Clark Community College

#10

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Stark State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Stark State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year.

Read More…

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools 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 19 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.