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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,479 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana. CCSJ is a small school located in Whiting, Indiana that handed out 50 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Calumet College of Saint Joseph
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - Northwest
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 #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana. Indiana Tech - CPS is located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland City University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Oakland City, Indiana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Oakland City University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana. Trine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angola, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Trine University
Indiana University - East did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #6. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
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Manchester University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #7. Manchester University is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Manchester, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Manchester University
Indiana Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Indiana Institute of Technology is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana Institute of Technology
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana University - Kokomo is a small school located in Kokomo, Indiana that handed out 27 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Southeast landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. New Albany, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana University - Southeast
Purdue University Global did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #12. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 467 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Indiana University - South Bend did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #13. South Bend, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - South Bend Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Anderson University Indiana ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Anderson University Indiana is a small school located in Anderson, Indiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anderson University Indiana
Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Grace College and Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Grace College and Theological Seminary
Martin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #16. Martin University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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University of Indianapolis ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 64 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Vincennes University
University of Southern Indiana came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Indiana Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #20, Ball State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ball State University
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 141 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #22. Indiana Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Indiana Wesleyan University
Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking. Mishawaka, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bethel University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #24. University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of St. Francis Fort Wayne Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #25. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 45 bachelors’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%.
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