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Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 77% are male.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at American University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 50% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Temple University Report

St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at St John’s University - New York

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections schools 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 7 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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