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Criminal justice degrees and programs train students to respond to the challenges of crime, corrections and law enforcement. These programs prepare students for roles in law enforcement and corrections, the judicial system as well as in research or teaching to advance the field. In Illinois, there are a variety of excellent degree programs in the state, ranging from undergraduate to PhD programs. - Loyola University, in downtown Chicago, offers two Master of Arts degrees in Criminal Justice, one for Criminal Justice Administration and one for Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation. Both programs require a minimum of 30 hours of coursework, a 3.0 G.P.A., a thesis and a passing grade on a comprehensive written exam. The school also offers a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, which requires 36 hours of criminal justice courses and a research paper.
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-274-3000
uc.edu/criminaljustice/index.shtml - Southern Illinois University offers a Bachelor of Arts degree program in Criminology and Criminal Justice. The program requires 33 hours of coursework in criminology, delinquency, policing and corrections. Students must complete 15 hours of core Administration of Justice courses and take 18 elective course hours in the criminal justice and criminology department.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2908 Wham Dr.
Carbondale IL 62901-6899
618-453-2121
ccj.siuc.edu - Illinois State University offers Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degree programs in Criminal Justice. Undergraduate students must complete 14 Criminal Justice courses, including Contemporary Policing in America, Contemporary Corrections, Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation and World Criminal Justice Systems. The graduate degree program requires completion of 34 hours of coursework, including four semesters of a foreign language, a masters thesis and a passing grade on a written exam in four areas of specialization.
Illinois State University
Criminal Justice Sciences
Campus Box 5250
Normal, IL 61790-5250
309-438-7626
criminaljustice.illinoisstate.edu - University of Illinois at Chicago is the only school in the state to offer a PhD program in Criminology, Law and Justice. The program is oriented towards a career in academic or scientific research in criminology as well as existing legal and judicial policies. Students will focus on qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methods relating to violence, race, gender, community and crime. Every PhD candidate must specialize in one of the following: Law and Society, Criminology or Enforcement Organizations.
Department of Criminology, Law and Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
Behavioral Sciences Building
1007 W. Harrison St.
Chicago, IL 60607-7140
312-996-5290
las.uic.edu/depts/cjus/home/index.php
Loyola University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois State University
University of Illinois at Chicago
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