2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Criminal Justice is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 33,568 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 6,409 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,366 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wilmington University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wilmington University is $14,683 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Albany, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.
Excelsior University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 197 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe College is $11,323 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 52 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Mansfield, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mansfield University is $19,065 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,800 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students per year to attend Strayer University - Pennsylvania.
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Peirce College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Peirce is $10,128 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Lock Haven University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lock Haven University is a small school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania that handed out 60 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
LHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $20,506 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend LHU.
Strayer University - Global Region ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Global Region is $22,944 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
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SUNY Delhi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Delhi, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Delhi is $14,867 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1,193 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students list, John Jay has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice is $2,532 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Strayer University - New Jersey is located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $22,054 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students per year to attend Strayer University - New Jersey.
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With a ranking of #13, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.
YCP also made our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $20,652 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students per year to attend YCP.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Berkeley College - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Berkeley College - New York is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 120 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Berkeley College - New York also made our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Berkeley College - New York is $15,783 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Kean University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Kean did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kean is $18,604 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
St. Joseph’s College - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $16,360 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students per year to attend St. Joseph’s College - New York.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Woodland Park, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 87 students in 2019-2020.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park also made our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #25. The yearly cost to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park is $15,483 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Clarion University is $20,011 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Strayer University - District of Columbia landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $26,625 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students per year to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia.
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SUNY Canton ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Canton is a small school located in Canton, New York that handed out 18 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Canton is $13,864 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt Johnstown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is $19,712 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg is a small public school situated in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students list, Pitt Greensburg has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt Greensburg is $17,823 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Pitt Bradford is $18,906 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Waynesburg University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Waynesburg is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Waynesburg, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Waynesburg University is $18,822 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
The low 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%.
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Canisius College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.
Canisius also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Canisius College is $19,222 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Criminal Justice students.
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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%.
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- *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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