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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$37,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 33,568 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,365 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Schools

The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree criminal justice students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree criminal justice students with aid list, Michigan State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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