Best colleges for criminal justice in Indiana
Indiana University-Northwest ranks first in Indiana for criminal justice value (#47 nationally, value score 70.8): graduates earn $58,155 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $5,567 a year.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition · Source: College Scorecard field of study, reporting year 2025 · 14 Indiana colleges ranked · Updated November 4, 2026
Best criminal justice colleges in Indiana
Indiana University-Northwest ranks first in Indiana for criminal justice value (#47 nationally, value score 70.8): graduates earn $58,155 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $5,567 a year. 14 Indiana colleges qualify. At the median one, criminal justice graduates earn $52,395 and the average net price is $13,625 a year.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard field of study, 2025
What the data shows
Key findings
- 14 Indiana colleges qualify. At the median one, criminal justice graduates earn $52,395 and the average net price is $13,625 a year.
- The highest criminal justice earnings in the state are at Calumet College of Saint Joseph ($106,465), ranked #3 in the state once cost, debt and graduation rate count.
- Median earnings
- $52,395
- National: $55,481
- Median net price
- $13,625
- National: $16,222
- Median federal debt
- $20,054
- criminal justice graduates
- Public colleges
- 9 of 14
- in this list
14 colleges
The Indiana ranking
Ordered by the national value score; the national rank is shown with each college. Earnings are medians 4 years after the bachelor's degree.
- Earnings
- $58,155
- Net price
- $5,567
- Federal debt
- $15,324
- Graduation rate
- 36%
- Earnings
- $57,754
- Net price
- $16,003
- Federal debt
- $15,970
- Graduation rate
- 80%
- Rank in Indiana 3
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
Whiting, IN · Private nonprofit · #60 nationally
69.0Value- Earnings
- $106,465
- Net price
- $18,778
- Federal debt
- $20,417
- Graduation rate
- 27%
- Rank in Indiana 4
Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit · #122 nationally
60.1Value- Earnings
- $62,307
- Net price
- $19,513
- Federal debt
- $25,500
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Earnings
- $52,161
- Net price
- $5,707
- Federal debt
- $16,375
- Graduation rate
- 46%
- Earnings
- $52,997
- Net price
- $13,877
- Federal debt
- $19,691
- Graduation rate
- 62%
- Earnings
- $51,990
- Net price
- $9,117
- Federal debt
- $18,750
- Graduation rate
- 41%
- Earnings
- $49,003
- Net price
- $10,026
- Federal debt
- $15,782
- Graduation rate
- 39%
- Earnings
- $53,461
- Net price
- $10,093
- Federal debt
- $23,935
- Graduation rate
- 38%
- Earnings
- $50,916
- Net price
- $13,373
- Federal debt
- $19,500
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- Earnings
- $51,778
- Net price
- $8,607
- Federal debt
- $27,000
- Graduation rate
- 35%
- Earnings
- $48,877
- Net price
- $19,748
- Federal debt
- $25,000
- Graduation rate
- 70%
- Rank in Indiana 13
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN · Private nonprofit · #328 nationally
28.9Value- Earnings
- $52,629
- Net price
- $17,069
- Federal debt
- $25,000
- Graduation rate
- 28%
- Rank in Indiana 14
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies
Fort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit · #375 nationally
13.1Value- Earnings
- $47,199
- Net price
- $20,111
- Federal debt
- $26,500
- Graduation rate
- 10%
Method: the same value score as the national criminal justice ranking (earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate, each a national percentile). Data: College Scorecard, reporting year 2025; 2026–27 edition, verified Nov 2026.
Questions about criminal justice colleges in Indiana
What are the best colleges for criminal justice in Indiana?
By CollegesRef value score, the top 3 Indiana colleges for criminal justice are Indiana University-Northwest (value score 70.8), Indiana University-Bloomington (value score 70.6) and Calumet College of Saint Joseph (value score 69). The score weighs graduate earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate.
Which Indiana college has the highest earnings for criminal justice graduates?
Calumet College of Saint Joseph: its criminal justice graduates have median earnings of $106,465 4 years after the bachelor's degree.
What is the most affordable criminal justice college in Indiana on this list?
Indiana University-Northwest has the lowest average net price of the ranked Indiana colleges, $5,567 a year after grants. A family's own price depends on income and aid.
How many Indiana colleges are ranked for criminal justice?
14 Indiana colleges have a criminal justice bachelor's program with enough graduates and reported earnings, plus a published net price and graduation rate. Ranks shown are national; the state rank is their order within Indiana.