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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$30,227 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,569 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

#1

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wilmington University to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA
$41,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DelVal are $41,380 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Delaware Valley University Report

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA
$37,284 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marywood University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marywood are $37,284 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Marywood University Report

#4

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA
$31,640 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holy Family University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Family are $31,640 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Holy Family University

$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,074 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

$22,247 Average Tuition & Fees

West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA undergraduate students pay an average of $22,247 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#7

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD
$13,334 Average Tuition & Fees

Coppin State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $13,334 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Coppin State University Report

#8

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA
$27,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Waynesburg University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Waynesburg, Waynesburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Waynesburg are $27,450 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Waynesburg University Report

$14,122 Average Tuition & Fees

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ship are $14,122 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$23,408 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value criminal justice and corrections programs. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $23,408 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan University Report

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.

  • 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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