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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Wisconsin

7 Ranked Colleges
54 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Wisconsin, there were 80 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.

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Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carthage College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full Carthage College Criminal Justice Report

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Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carroll University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Carroll U

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Criminal Justice Report

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mary University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Mount Mary University

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Marian University
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marian University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Full Marian University Criminal Justice Report

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Ottawa University - Milwaukee
Brookfield, Wisconsin

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brookfield, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 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 Ottawa University - Milwaukee

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Viterbo University
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Viterbo University landed the #5 spot on the list. Viterbo is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Viterbo University

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