by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 46,895 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,837 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,473 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Lincoln is a small school located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania that handed out 45 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Penn College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Central Penn College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school situated in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 83 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Kutztown University
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeSales University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania. DeSales is a small school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania that handed out 39 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at DeSales University
With a ranking of #6, King’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. East Stroudsburg University is a medium-sized public school situated in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 76 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full East Stroudsburg University Criminal Justice Studies Report
With a ranking of #9, Rosemont College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Rosemont is a small school located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Gannon University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Seton Hill University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Seton Hill is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Salle University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 54 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at La Salle University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 190 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mercyhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #15. Mercyhurst University is a small school located in Erie, Pennsylvania that handed out 35 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Cairn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Cairn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, La Roche University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Point Park University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Immaculata University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Immaculata University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Immaculata University
Holy Family University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Holy Family University
Temple University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 187 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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University of Scranton came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 36 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Neumann University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Aston, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Francis University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Saint Francis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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