by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 46,814 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
Across Indiana, there were 2,218 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,285 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Calumet College of Saint Joseph landed the #1 spot on the list. Whiting, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland City University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Oakland City is located in Oakland City, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Located in Angola, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. This small school is located in North Manchester, Indiana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Fort-Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Southeast ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small school located in New Albany, Indiana that handed out 39 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - Southeast Criminal Justice Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 460 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Criminal Justice Studies Report
Indiana University - South Bend came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Anderson University Indiana landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Anderson University Indiana Criminal Justice Studies Report
Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #13. Winona Lake, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Grace College
With a ranking of #14, Martin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Martin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Indiana landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. University of Southern Indiana is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ball State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 123 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Bethel University - Mishawaka came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bethel University - Mishawaka Criminal Justice Studies Report
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Located in Marion, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #21. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Evansville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #22. UE is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at University of Evansville
Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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