Top Criminal Justice Undergraduate Programs

The need for educated persons in the realm of criminal justice continues to rise as, unfortunately, so does crime. In recent years society has taken an even greater interest in the education of persons interested in stopping crime on both the community and national levels due to the rise in terrorist strikes and gang-related crimes. With funding continuing to grow in criminal justice programs, schools are dedicated to creating alumni best prepared to tackle these issues.
  1. University of Maryland College Park

    • In the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, students are offered a variety of course options from some of the most established faculty. With dedicated instructors having held distinguished seats at the American Society of Criminology as well as holding offices at prominent journals such as the "Journal of Policy Analysis and Management," students will gain insight into their potential careers from some of the best minds. Course offerings vary from Introduction to Criminal Justice to Contemporary Criminological Theory to Psychology of Crime and Justice. The University of Maryland is also home to the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, the Greek Criminal Justice Society.

      Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

      University of Maryland

      College Park, MD 20742

      301-405-4699

      ccjs.umd.edu

    State University of New York Albany

    • The undergraduate Criminal Justice Program at the State University of New York Albany prepares students to take on the real world problems graduates face as well as allow an easy transition into the Graduate Program at the university, which was rated #2 in the country by "U.S. News." Undergraduate courses include Policies of Crime in Heterogeneous Societies, Juvenile Justice Administration and Victims of Crime. Faculty members continue to prove their expertise in these subject matters and more by being regularly published in journals, articles and books, such as the 2003 American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang Award-winning "Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective."

      School of Criminal Justice

      University at Albany, SUNY

      135 Western Avenue

      Albany, NY 12222

      518-445-5214

      albany.edu/scj

    University of Cincinnati

    • The University of Cincinnati's Criminal Justice program prepares students for the real world by not only offering a wide variety of courses taught by distinguished faculty but also by requiring internships in such potential fields as a Corrections Officer, Probation Officer or in the IRS. Some course offerings include Drugs and Crime, White Collar Crime and Gangs and Violent Youth. The school continues to be on the cutting edge with the Center for Criminal Justice Research, which currently has received over $6 million in grants and was rated by the Carnegie Commission as a Research I University, one of only 75 in the nation. This has led to The University of Cincinnati's Criminal Justice program being ranked number one for research productivity, and recognition by "U.S. News."

      School of Criminal Justice

      University of Cincinnati

      600 Dyer Hall, Clifton Ave.

      P.O. Box 210389

      Cincinnati, OH

      513-556-5827

      cech.uc.edu/criminaljustice

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