Listed below are all of the accredited schools in Illinois that offer Criminal Justice programs.
Illinois Criminal Justice Degree Programs
(found 87 schools)
Median Hourly Wage of Illinois Police Officers: $30.141
Median Annual Salary of Illinois Police Officers: $62,6801
Median Hourly Wage of Illinois Corrections Officers: $24.761
Median Annual Salary of Illinois Corrections Officers: $51,4901
State Agency: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
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Illinois Criminal Justice Schools |
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| American Intercontinental University Online ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Hoffman Estates, IL | ![]() |
| Benedictine University ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Lisle, IL | ![]() |
| Kaplan University ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Chicago, IL | ![]() |
Featured Programs: B.S. in Criminal Justice/Corrections Crime Scene Technician Certificate B.S. in Criminal Justice/Homeland Security M.S. in Criminal Justice/Policing | |
| Lewis University ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Romeoville, IL | ![]() |
| Lincoln College ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Lincoln, IL | ![]() |
| Rasmussen College ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Aurora, IL / Rockford, IL / Romeoville, IL | ![]() |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Chicago, IL | ![]() |
| Westwood College ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Campus Location(s): Calumet City, IL / Chicago, IL / Woodridge, IL | ![]() |
| Aurora University (Aurora, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Black Hawk College (Moline, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, Certificate Specialties: Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Technology, Private Security | |
| Blackburn College (Carlinville, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Brown Mackie College-Moline (Moline, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate, Diploma Specialties: Criminal Justice, Paralegal Assistant | |
| Carl Sandburg College (Galesburg, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Psy. D Specialties: Forensic Psychology | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Certificate Specialties: Basic Police Services, Criminal Justice | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice/Public Police Service | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Public Police Requirements | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Paralegal | |
| College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate in Arts, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Paralegal Studies | |
| College of Lake County (Grayslake, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Emergency and Disaster Management, Paralegal Studies | |
| Danville Area Community College (Danville, IL) Program Types: Associate of Science, Bachelor of Science Specialties: Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement 2+2 Program, Parole Officer | |
| DeVry University (Downers Grove, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Bachelor Degree Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Elgin Community College (Elgin, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate, Vocational Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Nurse-Legal Consultant, Paralegal, Public Safety Communications | |
| Ellis University (Chicago, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Certificate Specialties: Behavioral Sciences - Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice, Fraud Examination, Paralegal Studies | |
| Eureka College (Eureka, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice/Sociology | |
| Governors State University (University Park, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice, Political and Justice Studies | |
| Greenville College (Greenville, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Harper College (Palatine, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Emergency Management, Forensic Science, Law Enforcement, Paralegal Studies, Public Safety Dispatcher | |
| Heartland Community College (Normal, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Corrections, Criminal Justice | |
| Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL) Program Types: Associate in Arts and Science, Associate of Applied Science, In-Service Training Specialties: Central Illinois Police Training Center, Crime Scene Technology, Criminal Justice, Industrial and Business Security, Law Enforcement | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College (Robinson, IL) Program Types: Associate Degree Specialties: Corrections Parole Officer, Corrections/Youth Supervisor | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College (Olney, IL) Program Types: Associate of Science Specialties: Administration of Justice, Corrections, Corrections-Parole Officer, Corrections-Youth Supervisor, Crime Scene Investigation | |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College (Mount Carmel, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts Specialties: Corrections-Parole Officer, Corrections-Youth Supervisor | |
| Illinois State University (Normal, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts/Master of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice, Political Science - Leadership and Social Justice | |
| Illinois Valley Community College (Oglesby, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Forensic Investigations | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Burr Ridge (Burr Ridge, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect (Mount Prospect, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| ITT Technnical Institute-Orland Park (Orland Park, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| John A Logan College (Carterville, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Joliet Junior College (Joliet, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Corrections, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement | |
| Judson University (Elgin, IL) Program Types: Master of Arts Specialties: Organizational Leadership | |
| Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate in Arts, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Paralegal/Legal Assistant Studies | |
| Kaskaskia College (Centralia, IL) Program Types: Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Kishwaukee College (Malta, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science Specialties: Corrections, Criminal Justice | |
| Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL) Program Types: Associate in Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement | |
| Lewis and Clark Community College (Godfrey, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate of Proficiency Specialties: Criminal Justice, Paralegal | |
| Lincoln Land Community College (Springfield, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion Specialties: Community Police Officer, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement | |
| Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| MacCormac College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, Certificate Specialties: Court Reporting, Legal Office Technology, Paralegal Studies | |
| MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL) Program Types: Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| McHenry County College (Crystal Lake, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Midstate College (Peoria, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science Specialties: Judicial Reporting, Realtime Reporting, Realtime Reporting - Judicial Reporting | |
| Millikin University (Decatur, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts Specialties: Human Services | |
| Moraine Valley Community College (Palos Hills, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Security Services | |
| Morton College (Cicero, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate in Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Education | |
| Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts Specialties: Justice Studies | |
| Northwestern College (Bridgeview, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Associate Degree, Associate in Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Paralegal | |
| Nothwestern College (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Oakton Community College (Des Plaines, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Law Enforcement | |
| Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Science Specialties: Chemistry - Forensics Concentration, Criminal Justice | |
| Parkland College (Champaign, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Education | |
| Prairie State College (Chicago Heights, IL) Program Types: Associate of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Quincy University (Quincy, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice, Forensic Science | |
| Rend Lake College (Ina, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Occupational Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice - Corrections, Criminal Justice - Police Science, Criminal Justice - Private Protection | |
| Richland Community College (Decatur, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Correctional Officer, Corrections, Criminal Justice, Emergency Telecommunications, Patrol Officer, Probation and Parole Officer | |
| Robert Morris University Illinois (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Bachelor of Professional Studies Specialties: Law Office Administration, Paralegal Studies | |
| Rock Valley College (Rockford, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Rockford Career College (Rockford, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Diploma Specialties: Information Technology - Network Security, Legal Secretary, Paralegal | |
| Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Professional Studies, Certificate, Diploma Specialties: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Leadership, Paralegal | |
| Saint Xavier University (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Bachelor Degree Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Sauk Valley Community College (Dixon, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science Specialties: Corrections, Law Enforcement | |
| Shawnee Community College (Ullin, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Administration of Justice Technology, Computer Forensics and Investigations, Criminal Justice Technology | |
| South Suburban College (South Holland, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Court Reporting, Court Reporting/Verbatim Technology, Court Reporting/Verbatim Technology Basic, Court Reporting/Verbatim Technology Machine Shorthand Secretarial, Criminal Justice, Paralegal/Legal Assistant | |
| Southeastern Illinois College (Harrisburg, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement | |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice, Criminology, Forensics, Paralegal Studies | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, IL) Program Types: Associate in Applied Science, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate Specialties: Administration of Justice, Paralegal Studies | |
| Sparks College (Shelbyville, IL) ONLINE PROGRAMS OFFERED Program Types: Certificate Specialties: Court Reporting | |
| Springfield College in Illinois (Springfield, IL) Program Types: Associate of Science Specialties: Forensics | |
| Taylor Business Institute (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Triton College (River Grove, IL) Program Types: Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice Administration | |
| University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts Specialties: Criminology, Law, and Justice | |
| University of Illinois at Springfield (Springfield, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Arts Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Waubonsee Community College (Sugar Grove, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Science Specialties: Criminal Justice | |
| Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL) Program Types: Bachelor of Science, Training Specialties: Corrections, Emergency Management, Forensic Chemistry, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration, Private Security | |














