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2023 Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$14,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Associate Degree School for You

Criminology is the #81 most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Criminology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Criminology Associate Degree School

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the best value school for criminology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per year. On average, criminology graduates from Purdue University Global take out $25,316 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Purdue University Global also claimed a spot on our Best Criminology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 150
Ohio 427
Illinois 243
Indiana 275
Wisconsin 225

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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