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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our analysis found Excelsior College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.

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#3

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeSales University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

DeSales graduate students pay an average of $21,120 in tuition and fees each year.

DeSales excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at John Jay are $20,962 per year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at John Jay take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,903.

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#4

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iona College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Rochelle, Iona is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iona are $23,242 per year.

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#6

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #6, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.

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#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

UB graduate students pay an average of $22,100 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 7 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).

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