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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

41 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#3

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Excelsior College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. 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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#5

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ship is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

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#7

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

Waynesburg University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the town of Waynesburg, Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

American University

Washington, DC

American University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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#10

Widener University

Chester, PA

With a ranking of #10, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges 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 25 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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