2023 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Police Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 22,722 people earned their degree in criminal justice and police science, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,035 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Police Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and police science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice and police science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Police Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Police Science for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

California University of Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania

340 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Police Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in California, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 masters’s police science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 6,885 students enrolled at California University of Pennsylvania, 340 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 201 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,252. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California University of Pennsylvania offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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2

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

173 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Police Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s police science students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UB, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UB supports 4,169 students, and 173 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 90 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,002. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UB offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.