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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,685 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 3,232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which undergraduate 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Criminal Justice & Corrections

Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the best value school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Delaware County Community College are $9,900 a year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Delaware County Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $18,541.

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#2

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lehigh Carbon Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Pennsylvania. LCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Schnecksville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LCCC are $8,430 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lehigh Carbon Community College Report

#3

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lackawanna College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lackawanna College are $16,130 per year. The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Lackawanna College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,013.

Lackawanna College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lackawanna College Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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