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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our analysis found Excelsior College to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeSales University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Iona College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

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#5

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. John Jay is a large public school located in the city of New York.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at John Jay accumulate an average of around $16,903 in student debt.

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#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #7, University of Baltimore did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 580
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 25
New Jersey 105
District of Columbia 38
Delaware 68

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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).

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