2025 Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections, general is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #288 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 133 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections, general to qualified students.

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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 and corrections, general students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice and corrections, general students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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 and corrections, general related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The criminal justice and corrections, general school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice and Corrections, General in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections, general.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice and Corrections, General

1

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

93 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections, general. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections, general from Loyola University Chicago

2

Eureka College
Eureka, IL

22 Annual Graduates

Eureka College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and corrections, general. Eureka College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Eureka.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections, general from Eureka College

Best Criminal Justice and Corrections, General Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	7
Ohio	612	60
Indiana	535	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice and Corrections, General

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice and Corrections, General

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	905
Criminal Justice	324
Criminal Justice & Police Science	50

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.