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

14 Colleges
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at DeSales 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 rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Waynesburg.

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#6

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Holy Family University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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California University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#10

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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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
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 14 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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