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2023 Best Value Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$18,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,357 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 936 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for criminology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the criminology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminology

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Saint Joseph’s University to be the best value school for criminology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

St. Joe’s graduate students pay an average of $18,144 in tuition and fees each year.

St. Joe’s excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Criminology at Saint Joseph’s University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great value for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 a year.

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Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 39
Pennsylvania 203
Maryland 20
New Jersey 16
District of Columbia 4
Delaware 3

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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