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York College of Pennsylvania BS in Criminal Justice & Corrections

50 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$34,126 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at York College of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the YCP BS in Criminal Justice

#231 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at YCP was ranked #231 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminal justice list. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for YCP.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans19
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans107
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges for Veterans121
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools126
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools176
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections212
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections220
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools231
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections270
Highest Paid Associate Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates278
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)315
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)341
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)342
Most Focused Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections342
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)375
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)381
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections387
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)390
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates391
Most Popular Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections416
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)418
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)447
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)452
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)457
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)468
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)487
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections523
Highest Paid Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates599
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income Over $110k)636
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k)724
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $48-$75k)727
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $0-$30k)769
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $30-$48k)775
Best Value Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (With Aid)828
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections847
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections904

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice from YCP Cost?

$21,700 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

YCP Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at YCP paid an average of $600 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$19,670$19,670
Fees$2,030$2,030
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$11,690$11,690
On Campus Other Expenses$2,050$2,050

Learn more about YCP tuition and fees.

YCP Criminal Justice BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at YCP in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,924.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Criminal Justice From YCP?

$34,126 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from YCP is $34,126 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $32,399.

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Does YCP Offer an Online BS in Criminal Justice?

YCP does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the YCP Online Learning page.

YCP Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Criminal Justice

50 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.0% Women
18.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 50 bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 48.0% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at YCP in 2019-2020, 18.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White40
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BS in Criminal Justice Focus Areas at YCP

Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice50

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Security Science and Technology5

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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