by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,928 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 335 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MacCormac College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Lake Superior State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private for-profit institution located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kellogg Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kellogg Community College is a small public school situated in Battle Creek, Michigan. It awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Kellogg Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WSCC is located in Marietta, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Olney Central College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Olney Central College is located in Olney, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Stark State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large school located in North Canton, Ohio that handed out 35 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
North Central Michigan College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central Michigan College is a small public school situated in Petoskey, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Owens Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Owens Community College is a public institution located in Perrysburg, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is located in Warren, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Oakland Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Oakland Community College
Central Ohio Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Ohio Technical College is located in Newark, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Alpena Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Alpena Community College is a public institution located in Alpena, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Alpena Community College
With a ranking of #15, Triton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in River Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Miami University - Hamilton landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Bryant & Stratton College - Parma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Parma is a small private for-profit school situated in Parma, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Bryant & Stratton College - Parma
Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Centralia, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Glen Oaks Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GOCC is a small public school situated in Centreville, Michigan. It awarded 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Glen Oaks Community College
Miami University - Middletown landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Middletown is a small school located in Middletown, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Illinois College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Southwestern Illinois College
Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. NMC is a small public school situated in Traverse City, Michigan. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark State Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Springfield, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Clark State Community College
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Trine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Criminal Justice Report
Northern Michigan University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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