by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 3,287 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,284 and $20,679 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,155 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Vineland, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cumberland County College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 90 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate 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 #3 spot on the list. Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus is a public institution located in Sewell, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sussex County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey. Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sussex County Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. West Windsor, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercer County Community College
County College of Morris came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 92 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at County College of Morris
Salem Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Salem County College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #8, Hudson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 69 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Mays Landing, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Atlantic Cape Community College
With a ranking of #10, Essex County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Essex is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Essex County College
Raritan Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 69 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Middlesex County College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Middlesex County College is a public institution located in Edison, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 103 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middlesex County College
With a ranking of #13, Brookdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Brookdale Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Union County College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Union County College
Ocean County College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. OCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Toms River, New Jersey. It awarded 68 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ocean County College
Rowan College at Burlington County ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Rowan College at Burlington County is a medium-sized public school situated in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It awarded 62 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan College at Burlington County
Warren County Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Warren County Community College is a small public school situated in Washington, New Jersey. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Warren County Community College
Camden County College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Blackwood, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Camden County College
Passaic County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Passaic County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Paterson, New Jersey. It awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Bergen Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey ranking. Paramus, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bergen Community College
Strayer University - New Jersey ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in New Jersey list. Strayer University - New Jersey is a private for-profit institution located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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