by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana” ranking.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Indiana, there were 2,606 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,740 and $28,483 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 667 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,922 and $20,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Indiana”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana. Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort-Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 17 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 300 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Purdue University Global Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Calumet College of Saint Joseph landed the #3 spot on the list. CCSJ is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Whiting, Indiana. It awarded 3 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Calumet College of Saint Joseph Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 267 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 26 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Anderson University Indiana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, Indiana. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anderson University Indiana
Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Bethel University - Mishawaka is located in Mishawaka, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethel University - Mishawaka
Trine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Angola, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students 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%.
Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana Tech
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #12. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It awarded 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne
Ball State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Oakland City University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Oakland City is located in Oakland City, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Oakland City University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Indiana University - Northwest came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at IU Northwest
With a ranking of #14, Manchester University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Manchester University is located in North Manchester, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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