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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,346 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The criminology 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 “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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