by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Wisconsin, there were 1,671 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,634 and $21,068 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 502 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 112 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UW - Platteville
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marian is located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marian
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Parkside. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin list. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carthage College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin list. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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 Carthage
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 60 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Herzing University - Madison landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. Herzing University - Madison is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Herzing University - Madison Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #8, Mount Mary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Mount Mary
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UW - Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 108 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Kenosha landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Herzing University - Kenosha Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #12, Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin list. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Herzing University - Brookfield came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. This small school is located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Herzing University - Brookfield Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #14, Edgewood College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin list. Edgewood College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Edgewood College
Viterbo University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. Viterbo University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Viterbo University
Wisconsin Lutheran College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cardinal Stritch University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #17. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Cardinal Stritch University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Rasmussen University - Wisconsin landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Wisconsin Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Ottawa University - Milwaukee came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Wisconsin ranking. Brookfield, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ottawa University - Milwaukee Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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