by our College Data Analytics Team
Criminology is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on criminology in Illinois, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
College Factual ranked the 8 criminology schools in Illinois by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on criminology in Illinois, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to criminology than Rockford College. Set in the city of Rockford, Rockford College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in criminology, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full criminology details for Rockford College
Illinois College is one of the most focused criminology schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution. Criminology accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about criminology at Illinois College
Millikin University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused criminology schools. Millikin University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Decatur. About 3% of the degrees Millikin University awards are in criminology, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. See more about criminology at Millikin University
A rank of #4 makes Southern Illinois University Carbondale one of the most focused schools for criminology. Located in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public university. Criminology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 65 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full criminology report for Southern Illinois University Carbondale
National Louis University is one of the most focused criminology schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Chicago, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees National Louis University awards are in criminology, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full criminology report for National Louis University
Depaul University placed #6 for criminology by degree focus. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Criminology accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 54 graduates in the most recent year. See more about criminology at Depaul University
Dominican University ranked #7 on our list of the most focused criminology schools. Dominican University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest. About 0.7% of the degrees Dominican University awards are in criminology, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about criminology at Dominican University
Northern Illinois University placed #8 for criminology by degree focus. Northern Illinois University is a public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. Criminology accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full criminology report for Northern Illinois University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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