Criminology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #80 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for criminology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 222 degrees in criminology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminology degree levels they offer.
Stockton University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminology. Located in the suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the criminology program report average early career income of $30,273.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the criminology program report average early career earnings of $30,436.
Gain a solid foundation in the American justice system, criminal law and social science when you earn your associate degree in criminal justice online from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gain the management, leadership, data analysis and budgeting skills you need to advance in the criminal justice field with this online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).