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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Women make up 25% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#2

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DeSales University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in criminal justice at DeSales, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Widener University

Chester, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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