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2023 Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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$43,357 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 713 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminology is the #63 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Criminology Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminology

#1

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Joseph’s University the best school in Pennsylvania for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Criminology at Saint Joseph’s University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for criminology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Criminology at California University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 578
Maryland 387
New Jersey 222
District of Columbia 12
Delaware 190

One of 12 majors within the area of study, criminology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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