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 Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 96 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice studies.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The criminal justice studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region criminal justice studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley Forge Military College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wayne, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice studies degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coppin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Coppin is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 54 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 96 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Penn College landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Penn College is a small private for-profit school situated in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. It awarded 33 ’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.
Out of the 96 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln University is located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 ’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ASA College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. ASA Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 102 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McCann School of Business & Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full McCann School of Business & Technology Criminal Justice Studies Report
SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice studies degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
With a ranking of #8, Bowie State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bowie, Maryland. It awarded 89 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Cazenovia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Cazenovia, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Saint Peter’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 63 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Peter’s University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Morrisville State College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
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Buffalo State landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools 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 142 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Wayne, New Jersey. It awarded 140 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full William Paterson University Criminal Justice Studies Report
DeSales University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 64 ’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%.
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Rutgers University - Newark ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 243 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
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 freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Suffolk County Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Suffolk County Community College is a large school located in Selden, New York that handed out 219 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bucks County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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Berks Technical Institute ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Berks Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, SUNY Delhi did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Delhi is a small public school situated in Delhi, New York. It awarded 53 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 103 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
McCann School of Business & Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full McCann School of Business & Technology Criminal Justice Studies Report
St. Francis College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. St. Francis College is a small school located in Brooklyn Heights, New York that handed out 28 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 68 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
SUNY Potsdam came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Plattsburgh ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Plattsburgh is a small school located in Plattsburgh, New York that handed out 83 ’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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