2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #133 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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

The criminal justice studies doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at California University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 16 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal U in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University at Albany
Albany, NY

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University at Albany is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Albany.

There were approximately 4 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent data year.

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2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

#2 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Temple University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 4 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

American University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at American University. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in District of Columbia.

There were about 3 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Newark. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in New Jersey.

There were approximately 2 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	5
Pennsylvania	303	21
New Jersey	158	7
District of Columbia	144	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	9

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.