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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

17 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

Check out the criminal justice graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found John Jay College of Criminal Justice to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . John Jay is a large public school located in the city of New York.

About 53% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 47% are male.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice majors at John Jay accumulate an average of around $16,903 in student debt.

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#2

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iona College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Rochelle.

Women make up 63% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#6

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

DeSales University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

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

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#7

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate criminal justice and corrections programs. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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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 17 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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