2026 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Wisconsin
Criminal Justice degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their criminal justice programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 8 schools to find the best for criminal justice students.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Wisconsin
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall criminal justice education in Wisconsin.
Top Schools in Criminal Justice
Carthage College tops our 2026 ranking of the best criminal justice schools. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Kenosha. The six-year graduation rate is 64%. There were roughly 25 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Carthage College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, criminal justice degree recipients from Carthage College generally make around $39,551. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 8 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.
