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Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online criminal justice associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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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#2

Baker College

Owosso, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 40% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Of the 24 students majoring in criminal justice at Northern Michigan University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Fort-Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 24% are male.

Criminal Justice majors at Indiana Tech - CPS take out an average of $35,755 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

Out of the 24 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MacCormac College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, MacCormac is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 81% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#6

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

McHenry County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Crystal Lake, MCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 21% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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North Central State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Mansfield, North Central State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in criminal justice at North Central State College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in criminal justice at LLCC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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James A Rhodes State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the small suburb of Lima, Rhodes State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in criminal justice at Rhodes State College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Sinclair Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Women make up 45% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 24 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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