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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

5 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 33,568 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 727 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Family University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Holy Family also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Holy Family are $10,847.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Holy Family University

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marywood University is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marywood, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood are $11,438.

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#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Point Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Point Park also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Point Park

#4

Mercyhurst University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercyhurst University landed the #4 spot on the list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Mercyhurst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercyhurst are $16,565.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Mercyhurst University

#5

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Widener, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Widener University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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