2026 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Delaware
Criminal Justice programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best criminal justice schools.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Delaware
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Criminal Justice
No school ranked higher than Wilmington University this year for criminal justice. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of New Castle. Roughly 22% of students complete a degree within six years here. Wilmington University awarded about 67 criminal justice degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their criminal justice degree from Wilmington University earn around $48,799 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,000.
See the full criminal justice program report for Wilmington University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
