by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 17,461 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,569 and $22,772 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminal justice and corrections.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University at Albany
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - Newark
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full The American University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Temple University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
St John’s University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate ranking. STJ is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 270 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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