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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New York

13 Colleges
$32,074 Avg Salary
$18,815 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

#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 degree in New York. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#3

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iona College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. 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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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 Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Keuka College

Keuka Park, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Keuka College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Keuka Park.

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#6

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #6, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

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St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Monroe College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New York ranking. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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St. Thomas Aquinas College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large suburb of Sparkill, STAC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools 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 13 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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