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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

With 105 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #47 most popular major in New Jersey.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Newark the most popular school in New Jersey for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

Women make up 57% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Of the 20 students majoring in criminal justice at Monmouth, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#3

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#4

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 64% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of Saint Elizabeth Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 27% are male.

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

Rutgers University - Camden came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

Women make up 78% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - Camden Report

#7

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 75% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan University Report

#8

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kean University

Georgian Court University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Georgian Court University Report

#10

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Saint Peter’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Pennsylvania 181
Maryland 25
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.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 10 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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