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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 945 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. Point Park University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Marywood is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holy Family University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania. Holy Family is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Widener University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Widener University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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