2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #133 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in criminal justice studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of criminal justice studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

25 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Ohio.

There were approximately 25 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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2

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Indiana University - Bloomington is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Indiana.

There were roughly 3 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Indiana University - Bloomington

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	270	4
Ohio	248	19
Indiana	199	1

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	7

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.