2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania

Ranked #69 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in criminal justice matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Students Working on Their Master's

1

Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice needs to look into Mercyhurst University. Located in the small city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 7 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Mercyhurst in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Mercyhurst University

2

Marywood University
Scranton, PA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice needs to check out Marywood University. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Scranton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 4 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Marywood in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Marywood University

3

Widener University
Chester, PA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Widener University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Pennsylvania.

There were about 3 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Widener in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Widener University

3

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Point Park University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Pennsylvania. More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Point Park University

5

Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 1 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Holy Family in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Holy Family University

6

Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA

Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Delaware Valley University

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	324
Maryland	342	0
New Jersey	323	8
Delaware	123	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	77
Criminal Justice & Police Science	27
Juvenile Corrections	9
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	8
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.