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2023 Most Popular Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Criminology 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 4 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 Criminology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 67% of the criminology majors at the school.

Full Criminology at Concordia University, Chicago Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#3

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tiffin University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Best Criminology Colleges by State

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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 averages are for the top 4 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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