# Best Online Criminal Justice Programs in Pennsylvania

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> Updated: 2026-06-07 | Schools: 50 | Category: Online
> Source: https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-online-criminal-justice-pennsylvania

## Methodology

Online Criminal Justice programs in Pennsylvania ranked by outcomes

CollegeRanker uses a 4-pillar algorithm: Academic Quality (15-20%), Economic Outcomes (30%), Social Mobility (25-35%), Value & Affordability (20-25%). Social mobility data from Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Card (30M+ anonymized tax records). No subjective surveys.

## Rankings

| Rank | School | Location | Graduation | Earnings (10yr) | Net Price | Median Debt | Debt/Earnings |
|------|--------|----------|------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------|---------------|
| 1 | [Pennsylvania State University-World Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-state-university-world-campus) | University Park, PA | 34% | $63,435 | $19,550 | $25,000 | 0.39x |
| 2 | [Eastern University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/eastern-university) | Saint Davids, PA | 55% | $51,655 | $26,662 | $25,000 | 0.48x |
| 3 | [Wilson College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/wilson-college) | Chambersburg, PA | 50% | $43,326 | $21,741 | $26,328 | 0.61x |
| 4 | [Harrisburg Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/harrisburg-area-community-college) | Harrisburg, PA | 21% | $42,007 | $14,471 | $17,500 | 0.42x |
| 5 | [Community College of Philadelphia](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-philadelphia) | Philadelphia, PA | 22% | $40,852 | $11,911 | $10,750 | 0.26x |
| 6 | [Bucks County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/bucks-county-community-college) | Newtown, PA | 30% | $47,324 | $6,389 | $12,000 | 0.25x |
| 7 | [Lancaster Bible College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lancaster-bible-college) | Lancaster, PA | 69% | $44,096 | $25,480 | $20,500 | 0.46x |
| 8 | [La Salle University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/la-salle-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 58% | $67,416 | $19,409 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 9 | [Rosemont College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/rosemont-college) | Rosemont, PA | 49% | $48,555 | $20,150 | $27,000 | 0.56x |
| 10 | [Montgomery County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/montgomery-county-community-college) | Blue Bell, PA | 26% | $46,108 | $11,124 | $12,349 | 0.27x |
| 11 | [Point Park University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/point-park-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 59% | $45,856 | $25,942 | $27,000 | 0.59x |
| 12 | [Lehigh Carbon Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lehigh-carbon-community-college) | Schnecksville, PA | 29% | $42,436 | $9,203 | $11,000 | 0.26x |
| 13 | [Gwynedd Mercy University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/gwynedd-mercy-university) | Gwynedd Valley, PA | 58% | $67,145 | $27,483 | $25,000 | 0.37x |
| 14 | [Pennsylvania Western University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-western-university) | California, PA | 51% | $47,295 | $18,256 | $23,725 | 0.5x |
| 15 | [Westmoreland County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/westmoreland-county-community-college) | Youngwood, PA | 28% | $37,439 | $5,167 | $11,000 | 0.29x |
| 16 | [Delaware County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/delaware-county-community-college) | Media, PA | 22% | $45,391 | $6,576 | $13,250 | 0.29x |
| 17 | [Northampton County Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/northampton-county-area-community-college) | Bethlehem, PA | 22% | $41,566 | $12,119 | $15,495 | 0.37x |
| 18 | [Reading Area Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/reading-area-community-college) | Reading, PA | 30% | $39,082 | $9,228 | $8,750 | 0.22x |
| 19 | [Immaculata University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/immaculata-university) | Immaculata, PA | 68% | $75,701 | $24,258 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 20 | [Harcum College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/harcum-college) | Bryn Mawr, PA | 41% | $46,827 | $24,776 | $18,440 | 0.39x |
| 21 | [Butler County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/butler-county-community-college) | Butler, PA | 34% | $38,891 | $6,233 | $10,020 | 0.26x |
| 22 | [DeSales University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/desales-university) | Center Valley, PA | 72% | $61,295 | $31,643 | $25,788 | 0.42x |
| 23 | [Community College of Allegheny County](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-allegheny-county) | Pittsburgh, PA | 24% | $39,449 | $13,970 | $12,680 | 0.32x |
| 24 | [Holy Family University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/holy-family-university) | Philadelphia, PA | 61% | $62,235 | $13,143 | $25,125 | 0.4x |
| 25 | [Marywood University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/marywood-university) | Scranton, PA | 72% | $55,817 | $23,388 | $26,186 | 0.47x |
| 26 | [Pennsylvania Highlands Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/pennsylvania-highlands-community-college) | Johnstown, PA | 39% | $38,752 | $6,200 | $11,000 | 0.28x |
| 27 | [Elizabethtown College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/elizabethtown-college) | Elizabethtown, PA | 77% | $62,399 | $26,598 | $27,000 | 0.43x |
| 28 | [Luzerne County Community College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/luzerne-county-community-college) | Nanticoke, PA | 22% | $40,437 | $9,433 | $11,000 | 0.27x |
| 29 | [Widener University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/widener-university) | Chester, PA | 66% | $70,920 | $25,759 | $27,000 | 0.38x |
| 30 | [Millersville University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/millersville-university-of-pennsylvania) | Millersville, PA | 56% | $55,246 | $20,787 | $23,507 | 0.43x |
| 31 | [Waynesburg University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/waynesburg-university) | Waynesburg, PA | 63% | $58,537 | $18,235 | $27,000 | 0.46x |
| 32 | [Lackawanna College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/lackawanna-college) | Scranton, PA | 37% | $41,000 | $19,951 | $18,075 | 0.44x |
| 33 | [Cedar Crest College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/cedar-crest-college) | Allentown, PA | 59% | $59,460 | $18,659 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 34 | [Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/slippery-rock-university-of-pennsylvania) | Slippery Rock, PA | 66% | $53,032 | $19,608 | $25,000 | 0.47x |
| 35 | [King's College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kings-college) | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 60% | $59,498 | $23,093 | $27,000 | 0.45x |
| 36 | [Messiah University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/messiah-university) | Mechanicsburg, PA | 77% | $54,064 | $26,502 | $25,621 | 0.47x |
| 37 | [Robert Morris University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/robert-morris-university) | Moon Township, PA | 66% | $62,105 | $23,003 | $26,950 | 0.43x |
| 38 | [Neumann University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/neumann-university) | Aston, PA | 50% | $57,817 | $27,804 | $27,000 | 0.47x |
| 39 | [Community College of Beaver County](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/community-college-of-beaver-county) | Monaca, PA | 17% | $45,090 | $6,937 | $14,923 | 0.33x |
| 40 | [University of Scranton](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/university-of-scranton) | Scranton, PA | 80% | $74,652 | $32,568 | $27,000 | 0.36x |
| 41 | [Duquesne University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/duquesne-university) | Pittsburgh, PA | 77% | $74,742 | $37,730 | $26,244 | 0.35x |
| 42 | [Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/shippensburg-university-of-pennsylvania) | Shippensburg, PA | 54% | $56,351 | $23,726 | $25,000 | 0.44x |
| 43 | [Alvernia University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/alvernia-university) | Reading, PA | 57% | $55,055 | $28,138 | $27,000 | 0.49x |
| 44 | [West Chester University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/west-chester-university-of-pennsylvania) | West Chester, PA | 70% | $61,258 | $23,331 | $23,500 | 0.38x |
| 45 | [Chestnut Hill College](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/chestnut-hill-college) | Philadelphia, PA | 53% | $52,015 | $27,970 | $26,389 | 0.51x |
| 46 | [Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/indiana-university-of-pennsylvania-main-campus) | Indiana, PA | 54% | $51,019 | $16,804 | $26,798 | 0.53x |
| 47 | [York College of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/york-college-of-pennsylvania) | York, PA | 62% | $61,012 | $18,556 | $26,000 | 0.43x |
| 48 | [Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/commonwealth-university-of-pennsylvania) | Bloomsburg, PA | 54% | $52,416 | $15,699 | $26,000 | 0.5x |
| 49 | [Kutztown University of Pennsylvania](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/kutztown-university-of-pennsylvania) | Kutztown, PA | 54% | $53,775 | $21,331 | $26,000 | 0.48x |
| 50 | [Saint Francis University](https://www.collegeranker.com/colleges/saint-francis-university) | Loretto, PA | 74% | $62,101 | $23,526 | $27,000 | 0.43x |

## Data Sources

- U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov)
- Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Card (https://opportunityinsights.org/data)
- Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- NCES IPEDS

## Citation

CollegeRanker. "Best Online Criminal Justice Programs in Pennsylvania." CollegeRanker.com, 2026-06-07. https://www.collegeranker.com/rankings/best-online-criminal-justice-pennsylvania

## License

This data summary is provided for informational purposes. Underlying data from federal sources (College Scorecard, IPEDS) is public domain. Opportunity Insights data is available under their data use agreement at https://opportunityinsights.org/data/.