by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,493 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,126 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. That schools that top this list have a program in criminology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree criminology students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Jacksonville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heidelberg University landed the #3 spot on the list. Heidelberg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 12 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is a public institution located in Mansfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Criminology at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public institution located in Celina, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Criminology Report
Dominican University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s criminology 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #7, National Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 41 bachelors’s criminology 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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Criminology Report
With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 86 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Capital University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 74 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Cleveland State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount St. Joseph University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 12 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Marquette University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 92 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SMWC is a small school located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #17, Lakeland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plymouth, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Otterbein University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Westerville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminology at Wright State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #21, Rockford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rockford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Valparaiso University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Valpo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. ODU is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Hiram College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Hiram, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
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