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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges
$34,266 Avg Salary
$25,935 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

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#2

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeSales University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marywood University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.

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The excellent 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 fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#6

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

Waynesburg University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waynesburg.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

With a ranking of #7, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #8 on the list. 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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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carlow University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #10 on the 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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