by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminology Major in New Jersey” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,878 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,181 and had an average of $22,903 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 213 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,382 and $22,329 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminology Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. That schools that top this list have a program in criminology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey criminology students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminology Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stockton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Galloway, New Jersey, and it awarded 180 ’s criminology 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminology Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 ’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Criminology Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminology Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. FDU is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 4 ’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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