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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You

With 181 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #65 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at California University of Pennsylvania

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Temple University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 580
Maryland 25
New Jersey 105
District of Columbia 38
Delaware 68

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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