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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

11 Ranked Colleges
497 Degrees Awarded
$51,324 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 York, there were 8,330 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,074 and $18,815 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and corrections programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s”.

Top 11 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. RIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rochester Institute of Technology supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full RIT Veteran Student Life Report

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Hilbert College
Hamburg, New York

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hilbert College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hamburg, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Hilbert College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 801 students enrolled at Hilbert College, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,166. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hilbert College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Hilbert College]](/colleges/hilbert-college/student-life/veterans/)

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, UAlbany has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 17,688 students enrolled at University at Albany, 260 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,220. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Albany does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 UAlbany Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 254 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Jay, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, John Jay supports 15,766 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $952. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Monroe College
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Monroe College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Monroe College supports 6,541 students, and 210 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 153 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,791. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Monroe College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Excelsior College
Albany, New York

Excelsior College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Albany, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

Excelsior College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,603 of the 21,974 students enrolled at Excelsior College were GI Bill® students, of which 2,449 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,255. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Excelsior College Veteran Student Life Report

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St John’s University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. STJ is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 46 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 20,143 students enrolled at STJ, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,047. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. STJ offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, New York

With a ranking of #8, Molloy College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Located in Rockville Centre, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Molloy, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, Molloy College supports 5,115 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,598. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Molloy Veteran Student Life Report

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Iona College
New Rochelle, New York

Iona College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Iona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 3,590 students enrolled at Iona were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,051. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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LIU Post
Brookville, New York

LIU Post came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 22 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

LIU Post also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3.Among the 15,066 students enrolled at LIU Post, 53 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,023. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at LIU Post]](/colleges/long-island-university-c-w-post-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Keuka College
Keuka Park, New York

Keuka College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Keuka College is located in Keuka Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Keuka College also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #11.Of the 1,535 students enrolled at Keuka College, 39 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,800. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Keuka College Veteran Student Life Report

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