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2025 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Indiana

3 Colleges in Indiana
132 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 degrees in criminal justice annually.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School

Best Criminal Justice Schools in Indiana The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Criminal Justice Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Indiana

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Indiana Schools in Criminal Justice

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
67 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in criminal justice has to look into Purdue University Global. Purdue University Global is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.

There were about 67 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice from Purdue University Global

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
52 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - East is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice. Located in the town of Richmond, IU East is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 52 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at IU East in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice from Indiana University - East

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Criminal Justice - Criminology & Crime Analysis Program Name

Track and understand criminal behavior by earning a BS in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminology & Crime Analysis.

More information about a degree in BS in Criminal Justice - Criminology & Crime Analysis from Southern New Hampshire University
3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Kokomo is a great option for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. IU Kokomo is a small public university located in the small city of Kokomo. This university ranks 28th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 2 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at IU Kokomo in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in criminal justice from Indiana University - Kokomo

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 506
Michigan 915 642
Illinois 870 488
Wisconsin 672 71

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 2,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 121
Criminal Justice & Police Science 103
Securities Services Administration/Management 62
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 17
Corrections Administration 3
Corrections 2
Security & Loss Prevention Services 1

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