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Most Popular Criminology Schools in New Jersey

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2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in New Jersey

3 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 Most Popular Criminology Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminology majors pursuing a .

#1

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Our analysis found Stockton University to be the most popular school for criminology students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Galloway.

The average amount in student loans that criminology majors at Stockton State take out is $25,000. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminology Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

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

Full Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a great place for criminology students. Located in the suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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 Most Popular 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 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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