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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 109,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , criminal justice & corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,614 and had an average of $22,981 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 3,431 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,788 and $23,568 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,236 criminal justice & corrections 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 Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 58 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice & corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice & corrections.
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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Lincoln University is a small school located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania that handed out 45 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Penn College landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Penn is a small private for-profit school situated in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. It awarded 27 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Penn
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Waynesburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Waynesburg
Keystone College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Keystone College is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Keystone College
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Pitt Bradford
University of Valley Forge did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Thiel College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Thiel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Thiel College
With a ranking of #11, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at York College of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Kutztown University is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 83 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Kutztown University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 76 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Alvernia University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Reading, Pennsylvania. It awarded 31 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Alvernia University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Chestnut Hill College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Chestnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #17, Peirce College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. Peirce College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
DeSales University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. DeSales is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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 & Corrections at DeSales University
King’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #19. 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 degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at King’s College
With a ranking of #20, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #22, Delaware Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Delaware Valley University
Rosemont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #23. Rosemont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s criminal justice 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Gannon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Lackawanna College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full Lackawanna College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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