by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New Jersey, there were 620 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 9 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and it awarded 105 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Criminal Justice Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. RCSJ is a medium-sized school located in Sewell, New Jersey that handed out 82 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - New Jersey landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - New Jersey Criminal Justice Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Raritan Valley Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 69 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 169 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Union County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. College of Saint Elizabeth is located in Morristown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #8, The College of New Jersey did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. The College of New Jersey is a medium-sized school located in Ewing, New Jersey that handed out 56 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Teaneck, New Jersey. It awarded 37 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Criminal Justice Report
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