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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

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

With 580 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #40 most popular major in New York.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top New York Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the best school in New York for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#2

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iona College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of New Rochelle, Iona is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in New York. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at John Jay take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,903.

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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
Pennsylvania 181
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.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 4 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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