2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Maryland

Criminal Justice is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #27 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

There was only one school in Maryland to review for the 2024 Best Criminal Justice Schools in Maryland ranking.

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Pick Your Criminal Justice Degree Level

The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice Schools in Maryland. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice in Maryland

If you aren't 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 Maryland Schools in Criminal Justice

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University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Baltimore is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. UB is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in criminal justice from University of Baltimore

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in criminal justice needs to look into Stevenson University. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Owings Mills.More information about a degree in criminal justice from Stevenson University

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	4,816
Pennsylvania	978	879
New Jersey	614	620
District of Columbia	441	74
Delaware	345	149

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	639
Criminal Justice Studies	574
Corrections	441
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	15
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	6
Juvenile Corrections	1

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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.