2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Pennsylvania

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #87 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Corrections 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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice and corrections.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of 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 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

California University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice and corrections in Pennsylvania. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from California University of Pennsylvania

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Temple University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in criminal justice and corrections. 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 and corrections in Pennsylvania. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice and corrections from Temple University

 

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	20

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.