2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Maryland

Ranked #13 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 521 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The criminal justice studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Maryland ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of criminal justice studies students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Maryland

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

321 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at University of Maryland Global Campus. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Maryland.

There were about 321 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from University of Maryland Global Campus

2

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

92 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

Bowie State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Bowie. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Maryland.

There were roughly 92 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Bowie State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Bowie State University

3

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

58 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Frostburg State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Maryland.

There were approximately 58 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Frostburg State University

4

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

35 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MD

Coppin State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Maryland.

There were roughly 35 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Coppin in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Coppin State University

5

Hood College
Frederick, MD

15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MD

Located in the city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Maryland.

There were about 15 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Hood in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Hood College

6

McDaniel College
Westminster, MD

Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from McDaniel College

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	1,577
New York	681	994
New Jersey	332	867
District of Columbia	234	156
Delaware	201	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	101
Criminal Justice	56

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.