by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,814 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,886 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,483 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Penn College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania. Central Penn College is a small school located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 103 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 65 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. DeSales University is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, King’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. King’s College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 93 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Rosemont College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Rosemont College is a small school located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Gannon University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
Full California University of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice Studies Report
Seton Hill University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Seton Hill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
La Salle University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 154 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mercyhurst University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Cairn University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Cairn University is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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La Roche University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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Point Park University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Point Park University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Immaculata University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Holy Family University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 207 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Scranton ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at University of Scranton
With a ranking of #24, Neumann University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Saint Francis University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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