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 for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 6,748 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,438 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 54 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bronx Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BCC is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 214 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Bronx Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Loch Sheldrake, New York, this small public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hostos Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 117 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Queensborough Community College is a public institution located in Bayside, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 260 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Albany landed the #5 spot on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Albany is a small school located in Albany, New York that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kingsborough Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. KCC is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 197 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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SUNY Ulster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Stone Ridge, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, South Hills School of Business & Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit institution located in State College, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full South Hills School of Business & Technology Criminal Justice Report
Rockland Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Suffern, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
LaGuardia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. LaGuardia Community College is a public institution located in Long Island City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 235 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at LaGuardia Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is located in Sewell, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Nassau Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 171 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Watertown, New York, and it awarded 29 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Manor College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Hudson Valley Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 101 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RVCC is a medium-sized school located in Branchburg, New Jersey that handed out 69 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia-Greene Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia-Greene Community College is a small public school situated in Hudson, New York. It awarded 12 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Onondaga Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Fulton-Montgomery Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FM is a small public school situated in Johnstown, New York. It awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Liverpool, New York, and it awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Genesee Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Genesee Community College is located in Batavia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Union County College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Cranford, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo Criminal Justice Report
Bryant & Stratton College - Greece did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Erie Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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