2027 Best Value Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Schools in Illinois
[Other Corrections & Criminal Justice](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/criminal-justice-and-corrections/corrections-and-criminal-justice-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for other corrections & criminal justice students.
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2027 Best Value Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Schools in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other corrections & criminal justice, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Corrections & Criminal Justice Schools
Lewis University earned the #1 spot for value among other corrections & criminal justice schools in Illinois. Lewis University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $39,200. Other Corrections & Criminal Justice graduates carry a median of $20,000 in student loans. Early-career other corrections & criminal justice graduates make about $66,865. Set against $20,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Lewis University admits about 71% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked 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 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.
