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 Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 10,878 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In , criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,181 and had an average of $22,903 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,396 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,124 and $22,114 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,026 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree criminology students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana State is a medium-sized school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 124 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois College landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois College is located in Jacksonville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Heidelberg University landed the #3 spot on the list. Heidelberg University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 13 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus is a small public school situated in Mansfield, Ohio. It awarded 2 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus Criminology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Lake Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school situated in Celina, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Criminology at Wright State University - Lake Campus
Dominican University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, National Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 75 students 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 2.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Capital University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Capital University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Cleveland State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount St. Joseph University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marquette University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 78 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminology at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Lakeland University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Otterbein University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Westerville, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Criminology at Wright State University - Main Campus
Rockford University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rockford is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Valparaiso University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 20 bachelors’s criminology 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 Criminology at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Ohio Dominican University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hiram College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hiram is located in Hiram, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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