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Criminal justice at Western Illinois

Western Illinois graduates about 198 criminal justice majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally.

92/100Standout#11 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year19817% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.11× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school

Around Western Illinois

A photo of Mowbray Hall, Office of Public Safety, at Western Illinois University
MobraryHallPhoto: IlliniGradResearch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A photo of a WIU Office of Public Safety Cruiser
WIUCruiserPhoto: IlliniGradResearch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The corner of West University Drive, North University Drive, and Thompson Drive
WIU View 1Photo: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The leaves of a Plumeria Alba
Plumeria Alba leavesPhoto: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where criminal justice happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Document and Publication Services.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 86 · Arts 14 · Dining 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. California State University–Sacramento 94
  2. Westfield State University 93
  3. Northeastern University 93
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 92
  5. St. John's University 92
  6. University of Arizona 91
  7. Rutgers University–Newark 91
  8. Michigan State University 91

Other strong majors at Western Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Illinois with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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