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2024 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Indiana

3 Colleges in Indiana
99 Police Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #74 in popularity, criminal justice & police science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & police science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 degrees in criminal justice & police science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Police Science School

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Indiana Your choice of criminal justice & police science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for criminal justice & police science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Criminal Justice & Police Science Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Police Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Police Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Police Science in Indiana

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the police science degree levels they offer.

Top Indiana Schools in Police Science

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

It is difficult to beat Purdue University Global if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice & police science. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #417 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.More information about a degree in criminal justice & police science from Purdue University Global

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Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
46 Police Science Degrees Awarded

Vincennes University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in criminal justice & police science. Vincennes University is a fairly large public university located in the town of Vincennes. This university ranks 14th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 46 criminal justice & police science students who graduated with this degree at Vincennes University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & police science from Vincennes University

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
39 Police Science Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in criminal justice & police science. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 18th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 39 criminal justice & police science students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & police science from University of Indianapolis

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 887
Michigan 915 634
Illinois 870 393
Wisconsin 672 303

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One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice & Police Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Police Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 2,218
Criminal Justice 165
Securities Services Administration/Management 64
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 37
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 12
Corrections Administration 7
Corrections 2
Security & Loss Prevention Services 2

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