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2023 Best Value Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,357 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate School for You

Criminology is the #59 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 203 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Value Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Joe’s is ranked #5 for overall quality for criminology in Pennsylvania.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal U are $12,919 a year.

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Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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