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2025 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

15 Colleges in Pennsylvania
597 Associate Degrees
$32,967 Avg Early-Career Salary
Criminal Justice & Corrections is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & corrections students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 597 associate degrees in criminal justice & corrections to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School for Your Associate Degree

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania The criminal justice associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality criminal justice program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice & corrections students working on their associate degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

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Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections needs to check out Community College of Philadelphia. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public college located in the city of Philadelphia.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the criminal justice program earn an average of $34,224 in the first couple years of working.

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Harrisburg Area Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections. HACC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Harrisburg.

Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their associate degree from Harrisburg Area Community College make $4,949 more than the typical criminal justice grad.

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Lackawanna College
Scranton, PA

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections needs to take a look at Lackawanna College. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the criminal justice program make an average of $22,394 in their early career salary.

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Montgomery County Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate recipients from the criminal justice & corrections degree program at Montgomery County Community College make $15,023 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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20 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & corrections from Delaware County Community College

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LCCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Schnecksville.

Students who graduate with their associate from the criminal justice program report average early career wages of $33,360.

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Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the criminal justice program earn an average of $31,430 in the first couple years of their career.

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Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Newtown.

Students who graduate with their associate from the criminal justice program state that they receive average early career income of $28,719.

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18 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Reading, RACC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & corrections from Reading Area Community College

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12 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Wayne, Valley Forge Military College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice & corrections from Valley Forge Military College

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 196 3,540
New Jersey 137 1,155
Maryland 126 192
Delaware 60 95
District of Columbia 36 4

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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 212
Criminal Justice 153
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 114
Criminal Justice & Police Science 105
Corrections 9
Securities Services Administration/Management 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 18
Other Homeland Security 10
Homeland Security 5
Security Science and Technology 3

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