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Best Criminology Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Criminology Schools in New Jersey

2 Colleges
$30,382 Avg Salary
$25,667 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminology School for You

Criminology is the #74 most popular major in New Jersey with 222 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Criminology Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Criminology Schools in New Jersey

Check out the criminology programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Jersey Schools in Criminology

#1

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Stockton University the best school in New Jersey for criminology students. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

Criminology majors at Stockton State take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $258.

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The excellent programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in New Jersey. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

On average, criminology graduates from FDU take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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
Pennsylvania 713
New York 578
Maryland 387
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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