by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,895 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Indiana, there were 2,000 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,144 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,898 and $23,159 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice studies 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 Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana. CCSJ is a small school located in Whiting, Indiana that handed out 41 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at IU Northwest
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland City University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana. Located in Oakland City, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Oakland City
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana. Trine is located in Angola, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Criminal Justice Studies at Trine University
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester University landed the #5 spot on the list. Manchester University is a small school located in North Manchester, Indiana that handed out 5 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Criminal Justice Studies at Manchester University
With a ranking of #6, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
Full Indiana Institute of Technology Criminal Justice Studies Report
Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 30 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Indiana University - Kokomo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Kokomo, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Kokomo Criminal Justice Studies Report
Indiana University - Southeast landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana University - Southeast is a small school located in New Albany, Indiana that handed out 32 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Southeast Criminal Justice Studies Report
Indiana University - South Bend ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full Indiana University - South Bend Criminal Justice Studies Report
With a ranking of #12, Anderson University Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Anderson University Indiana is a small school located in Anderson, Indiana that handed out 9 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Anderson University Indiana Criminal Justice Studies Report
Grace College and Theological Seminary came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Grace College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona Lake, Indiana. It awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary
Martin University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Martin University
University of Southern Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #15. USI is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at University of Southern Indiana
Ball State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. This fairly large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 112 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Mishawaka, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Bethel University
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. Marion, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 123 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Evansville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. UE is a small school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Indiana ranking. PFW is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Criminal Justice Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne
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