2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Criminal Justice Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #150 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	0
Ohio	253	18
Indiana	202	2

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.