2027 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Wisconsin
Criminal Justice programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools to find the best for criminal justice students.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Wisconsin
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Criminal Justice
Carthage College tops our 2027 ranking of the best criminal justice schools. Carthage College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kenosha. Carthage College graduates 64% of students within six years. There were roughly 18 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Carthage College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their criminal justice degree from Carthage College earn around $39,551 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Northcentral Technical College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best criminal justice schools. Northcentral Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wausau. There were roughly 21 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Northcentral Technical College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their criminal justice degree from Northcentral Technical College earn around $49,533 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $14,250 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong criminal justice program will find one at Carroll University, which ranked #3. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Waukesha. Carroll University graduates 71% of students within six years. There were roughly 12 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Carroll University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the criminal justice program make about $38,101 in their early career. Carroll University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
