2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

If you pursue a master's degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #57 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9 master's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice studies students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Indiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice studies.

Top Indiana Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies has to look into Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. IWU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

2

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses
Angola, IN

Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the distant town of Angola, Trine is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	67
Ohio	494	178
Michigan	476	20
Wisconsin	317	43

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	92

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.