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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #87 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice and corrections students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 38 doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections to qualified students.

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

The criminal justice 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 & Corrections in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice and corrections program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 and corrections.

 

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

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice 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 want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Cal U is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of California. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Pennsylvania.

There were about 16 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Cal U in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-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 and corrections in New York.

There were roughly 9 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

#2 Best Quality In PA

Temple University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Pennsylvania.

There were about 4 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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3

University at Albany
Albany, NY

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University at Albany is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population.

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

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5

American University
Washington, DC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in District of Columbia.

There were roughly 3 criminal justice and corrections individuals who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.

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6

Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in New Jersey.

There were about 2 criminal justice and corrections students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent data year.

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7

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from St John’s University - New York

 

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	20
Pennsylvania	176	21
New Jersey	113	7
District of Columbia	81	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

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	29
Criminal Justice	9

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Homeland Security	1

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.