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Criminal Justice Programs in Pennsylvania

Criminal Justice studies policing, courts, and corrections. Graduates enter law enforcement, probation, and public agencies, where pay follows government scales and overtime, neither of which a one-year median captures well.

Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.

Ranked Criminal Justice Programs in Pennsylvania

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$49,345 n=399$56,372 n=724
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$44,711 n=120$25,000 n=189
Temple UniversityCriminal Justice$43,541 n=289$25,026 n=244
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCriminal Justice$41,643 n=192Not published
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$41,600 n=101$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=86
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$41,595 n=242$25,111 n=204
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusCriminal Justice$41,573 n=582$25,000 n=646
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$41,095 n=136$26,000 n=118
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$40,708 n=100$27,000 n=102

Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs

These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
DeSales UniversityCriminal Justice$50,514 Small program - rough guide n=46$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Alvernia UniversityCriminal Justice$45,529 Small program - rough guide n=47$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Central Penn CollegeCriminal Justice$44,020 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Chestnut Hill CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Delaware Valley UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Drexel UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Eastern UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Elizabethtown CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Gannon UniversityCriminal Justice$31,990 Small program - rough guide n=41$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=48
Geneva CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Holy Family UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Immaculata UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Juniata CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Keystone CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
King's CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=65
La Roche UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
La Salle UniversityCriminal Justice$40,302 Small program - rough guide n=58$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Lackawanna CollegeCriminal Justice$37,942 Small program - rough guide n=37$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Lancaster Bible CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Lincoln UniversityCriminal Justice$40,156 Small program - rough guide n=73$28,000 Small program - rough guide n=65
Manor CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Marywood UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Mercyhurst UniversityCriminal Justice$39,556 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Messiah UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Mount Aloysius CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Neumann UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Peirce CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Cairn University-LanghorneCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordCriminal Justice$39,194 Small program - rough guide n=97$25,902 n=167
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgCriminal Justice$39,194 Small program - rough guide n=97$25,902 n=167
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownCriminal Justice$39,194 Small program - rough guide n=97$25,902 n=167
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusCriminal Justice$39,194 Small program - rough guide n=97$25,902 n=167
Point Park UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Robert Morris UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Rosemont CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Saint Francis UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
University of ScrantonCriminal Justice$35,920 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Seton Hill UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Thiel CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Thomas Jefferson UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
University of Valley ForgeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Waynesburg UniversityCriminal Justice$41,079 Small program - rough guide n=39$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Widener UniversityCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Wilson CollegeCriminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
York College of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice$42,575 Small program - rough guide n=61$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=44

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