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Best Colleges for Criminal Justice

896 four-year colleges offer criminal justice programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.

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#1A+

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$41,704
Net price
16%
Admit rate
10,085
Enrolled
#2A+

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$30,915
Net price
5%
Admit rate
17,326
Enrolled
#3A+

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$32,740
Net price
10%
Admit rate
20,443
Enrolled
#4A

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$36,586
Net price
47%
Admit rate
11,182
Enrolled
#5A+

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA · Public

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$21,565
Net price
17%
Admit rate
17,597
Enrolled
#6B+

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ · Public

Top Earnings
$16,504
Net price
65%
Admit rate
9,019
Enrolled
#7C+

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$18,725
Net price
58%
Admit rate
9,139
Enrolled
#8B

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,272
Net price
65%
Admit rate
7,860
Enrolled
#9B

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Prescott, AZ · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$40,287
Net price
77%
Admit rate
3,218
Enrolled
#10B

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$40,675
Net price
72%
Admit rate
6,531
Enrolled
#11A+

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
$24,402
Net price
11%
Admit rate
18,248
Enrolled
#12B

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$30,574
Net price
75%
Admit rate
3,869
Enrolled
#13B-

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA · Public

Top Earnings
$21,582
Net price
95%
Admit rate
1,395
Enrolled
#14B

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$24,478
Net price
74%
Admit rate
2,489
Enrolled
#15A-

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit

Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
$38,793
Net price
46%
Admit rate
15,477
Enrolled
#16B-

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$13,760
Net price
85%
Admit rate
27,601
Enrolled
#17A

Excelsior University

Albany, NY · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
Net price
Open
Admit rate
11,550
Enrolled
#18B-

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA · Public

Top EarningsBest Value
$10,163
Net price
83%
Admit rate
4,185
Enrolled
#19B+

Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,544
Net price
57%
Admit rate
5,182
Enrolled
#20B-

Molloy University

Rockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$24,347
Net price
82%
Admit rate
3,162
Enrolled
#21B-

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$28,928
Net price
81%
Admit rate
3,755
Enrolled
#22B+

American University

Washington, DC · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$41,943
Net price
62%
Admit rate
7,266
Enrolled
#23C-

Colorado State University Global

Denver, CO · Public

Top Earnings
$16,510
Net price
98%
Admit rate
6,563
Enrolled
#24B

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit

Top Earnings
$34,906
Net price
67%
Admit rate
13,215
Enrolled