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Most Popular Criminology Schools in Illinois

12 Ranked Colleges
232 Criminology Graduations

Criminology is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. The schools below award the most criminology degrees of any in Illinois.

College Factual ranked the 12 criminology schools in Illinois by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most criminology students in Illinois.

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Leading the list of the most popular criminology schools is Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Set in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 65 criminology students in the most recent data year. Read the full criminology report for Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Depaul University
Chicago, IL

Depaul University is one of the most popular criminology schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. Depaul University graduated around 54 criminology students in the most recent data year. Get the full criminology details for Depaul University

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National Louis University ranks #3 for criminology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Chicago, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 49 students earned a degree in criminology from this school. Get the full criminology details for National Louis University

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Millikin University ranks #4 for criminology by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin University is a private not-for-profit university. Millikin University graduated around 14 criminology students in the most recent data year. See more about criminology at Millikin University

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A rank of #5 makes Northern Illinois University one of the most popular schools for criminology. Northern Illinois University is a public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. Northern Illinois University graduated around 13 criminology students in the most recent data year. Read the full criminology report for Northern Illinois University

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Rockford College
Rockford, IL

Rockford College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular criminology schools. Set in the city of Rockford, Rockford College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 13 criminology degrees in the most recent year. See more about criminology at Rockford College

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Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL

Illinois College comes in at #7 for criminology this year. Located in the town of Jacksonville, Illinois College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in criminology from this school. See more about criminology at Illinois College

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Dominican University placed #8 for criminology by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in criminology from this school. Get the full criminology details for Dominican University

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Benedictine University comes in at #9 for criminology this year. Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle. This school awarded about 4 criminology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full criminology report for Benedictine University

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Concordia University Chicago comes in at #10 for criminology this year. Concordia University Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in criminology from this school. See more about criminology at Concordia University Chicago

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North Central College
Naperville, IL

North Central College placed #11 for criminology by yearly graduations. North Central College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naperville. North Central College graduated around 1 criminology students in the most recent data year. See more about criminology at North Central College

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Olivet Nazarene University comes in at #12 for criminology this year. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 criminology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full criminology report for Olivet Nazarene University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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