by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,493 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,842 and $26,341 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 looked at 34 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s criminology degrees 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. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 14 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. Heidelburg College 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 located in Mansfield, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Criminology at Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Celina, Ohio, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Criminology Report
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 #6. Dominican U is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s 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%. 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.
National Louis 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 #7. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is a public institution located in River Falls, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Criminology at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Criminology Report
Capital 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 #10. 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Criminology Report
Cleveland State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminology at Cleveland State University
Mount St. Joseph University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mount St. Joe is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 12 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 78 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a small school located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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 private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Michigan - Dearborn 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 #18. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Otterbein is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westerville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus 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 #20. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminology at Wright State University - Main Campus
Rockford University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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.
With a ranking of #22, Valparaiso University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, and it awarded 13 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 20 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Ohio Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Hiram College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hiram College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hiram, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
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