by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 3,037 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,966 and $27,282 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 643 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois 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 Taylor Business Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Taylor Business Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. Morton College is located in Cicero, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Morton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis and Clark Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large school located in Palos Hills, Illinois that handed out 61 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Olney Central College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. Olney Central College is a small public school situated in Olney, Illinois. It awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Olney Central College
With a ranking of #7, Lincoln Trail College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Robinson, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lincoln Trail College
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. Olive-Harvey College is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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John A Logan College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. Carterville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at John A Logan College
With a ranking of #10, South Suburban College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. South Holland, 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.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Suburban College
College of DuPage came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. College of DuPage is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 41 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Kankakee Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Kankakee, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kankakee Community College
Kaskaskia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Kaskaskia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kaskaskia College
William Rainey Harper College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 42 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Harper College
Elgin Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Danville Area Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. Danville Area Community College is a small public school situated in Danville, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. Joliet, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Full Joliet Junior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Triton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at McHenry County College
Southeastern Illinois College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. Southeastern Illinois College is located in Harrisburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southeastern Illinois College
With a ranking of #21, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. Lincoln Land Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lincoln Land Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #22, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Southwestern Illinois College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking. SWIC is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern Illinois College
Rend Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #24. Rend Lake College is a small public school situated in Ina, Illinois. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rend Lake College
Richland Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Illinois list. Located in Decatur, Illinois, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Richland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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