by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 3,466 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,266 and $25,935 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 766 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 40 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley Forge Military College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valley Forge Military College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Valley Forge Military College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McCann School of Business & Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at McCann School of Business & Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Hills School of Business & Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania. South Hills School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in State College, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South Hills School of Business & Technology
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lackawanna College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lackawanna College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 50 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lackawanna College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manor College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bucks County Community College
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pennsylvania Highlands
Berks Technical Institute landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Berks Technical Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berks Technical Institute Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #9, Reading Area Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
McCann School of Business & Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Allentown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at McCann School of Business & Technology
With a ranking of #11, Westmoreland County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Westmoreland County Community College is a small school located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania that handed out 34 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Westmoreland County Community College
Luzerne County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Luzerne County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Butler County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. BC3 is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Butler County Community College
Harcum College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Harcum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Northampton Community College is a public institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 59 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northampton Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 77 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Penn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #17. Central Penn College is a small school located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Community College of Philadelphia landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 59 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #19. LCCC is a public institution located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lehigh Carbon Community College
Montgomery County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Montco is a medium-sized public school situated in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. It awarded 41 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
YTI Career Institute-York ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. YTI is a private for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Peirce College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Peirce College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Peirce College
Community College of Beaver County ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. CCBC is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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