2027 Best Value Criminology Schools in New Jersey
[Criminology](/majors/social-sciences/criminology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value criminology schools.
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2027 Best Value Criminology Schools in New Jersey
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the criminology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Criminology Schools
For return on investment in criminology, no school beat Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham this year. Set in the suburb of Madison, Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $37,468. Criminology graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, criminology degree recipients from Fairleigh Dickinson University College At Florham generally make around $37,619. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 95%.
Bloomfield College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in criminology, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Bloomfield, Bloomfield College is a small public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,912, compared with $26,022 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,207 to complete the criminology program here. Early-career criminology graduates make about $44,730. That is a strong return on a $24,207 median debt. Bloomfield College admits about 70% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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 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).
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