2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in New York

Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #56 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. Combined, these schools handed out 70 master's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in criminal justice studies matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in New York ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in New York

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

University at Albany
Albany, NY

41 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University at Albany is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice studies. UAlbany is a large public university located in the city of Albany.

There were about 41 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from University at Albany

2

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Molloy College if you want to pursue a master's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in New York.

There were approximately 9 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Molloy College

3

Excelsior College
Albany, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies has to check out Excelsior College. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Albany. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in New York.

There were about 8 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Excelsior College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Excelsior College

3

Buffalo State
Buffalo, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies has to check out Buffalo State. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in New York.

There were approximately 8 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Buffalo State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Buffalo State

5

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in New York.

There were approximately 4 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	586	70
District of Columbia	330	15
New Jersey	323	107
Delaware	123	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	263
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	60
Securities Services Administration/Management	17
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.