by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that 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 Pennsylvania, there were 945 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 651 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Trevose, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lock Haven University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg landed the #4 spot on the list. Pitt Greensburg is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh - Bradford is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Thiel College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Thiel College is located in Greenville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
York College of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. York College of Pennsylvania is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 49 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #8. Mansfield University is located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Mansfield University
Alvernia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Chestnut Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Chestnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Peirce College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #11. Peirce is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Delaware Valley University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is located in Clarion, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Robert Morris University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Robert Morris University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Robert Morris University
Lancaster Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #17. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Marywood University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 8 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%.
Mount Aloysius College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Mount Aloysius College is a small school located in Cresson, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Widener University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Widener University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Thomas Jefferson University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Thomas Jefferson University
Drexel University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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