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Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$28,057 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree School for You

With 113,121 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the criminal justice doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Temple University

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers Newark graduate students pay an average of $33,186 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The American University are $38,456 a year.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their doctor’s degree. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University at Albany

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,232
New York 8,093
Maryland 948
New Jersey 2,955
District of Columbia 335
Delaware 280

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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