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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate 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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Illinois University Report

#3

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Franklin University Report

#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ball State University

#4

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Madonna University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Madonna University Report

#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Xavier University

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Toledo

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Michigan University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Northern Michigan University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northern Michigan University

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 8 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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