Best Criminal Justice colleges in Illinois 2025

Best Criminal Justice colleges in Illinois for 2025

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

Lewis University offers 4 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 87 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 73 Bachelor's degrees, and 14 Master's degrees.

Illinois State University offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2023, 188 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 176 Bachelor's degrees, and 12 Master's degrees.

University of Illinois Chicago offers 3 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 226 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 215 Bachelor's degrees, 7 Master's degrees, and 4 Doctoral degrees.

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Loyola University Chicago offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city.

University of Illinois Springfield offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 24 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 24 Bachelor's degrees.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville offers 3 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 95 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 83 Bachelor's degrees, and 12 Master's degrees.

Governors State University
University Park, IL

Governors State University offers 2 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 54 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 50 Bachelor's degrees, and 4 Master's degrees.

Aurora University
Aurora, IL

Aurora University offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 76 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 76 Bachelor's degrees.

Northeastern Illinois University offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 34 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 34 Bachelor's degrees.

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University offers 1 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 35 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies students graduated with students earning 35 Bachelor's degrees.

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List of all Criminal Justice colleges in Illinois

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Lewis University Logo Lewis University Romeoville, IL
5/5
28 : 1 6,636
Illinois State University Logo Illinois State University Normal, IL
3/5
23 : 1 20,989
University of Illinois Chicago Logo University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL
4/5
18 : 1 33,522
Loyola University Chicago Logo Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
19 : 1 17,397
University of Illinois Springfield Logo University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL
3/5
24 : 1 4,661