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In 2020-2021, 46,814 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,186 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 251 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the #2 spot on the list. Keystone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in La Plume, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Keystone College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Monmouth University is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 45 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. NJCU is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Jersey City University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Teaneck, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Molloy College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Rockville Centre, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, American University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 22 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full The American University Criminal Justice Studies Report
With a ranking of #10, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school situated in Camden, New Jersey. It awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Rutgers Camden
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. West Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Georgian Court University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Georgian Court
Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 10 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Buffalo State came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Excelsior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Excelsior College
With a ranking of #18, Rowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Rowan University
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #20, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Saint Peter’s University
Wesley College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wesley College is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 0 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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