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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 44th most popular major in the country with 23,232 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 839 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 181 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and police science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and police science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice and police science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s police science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Fitchburg State is $13,208 for new england region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at Fitchburg State

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s police science degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WestConn is $16,327 for new england region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full WestConn Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#3

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s police science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Northern Vermont University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,249 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Police Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northern Vermont University Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Hartford is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 40 bachelors’s police science degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $24,411 for new england region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Hartford.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Police Science at University of Hartford

#5

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Police Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New England College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New England College is $26,858 for new england region bachelor’s degree police science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full New England College Criminal Justice & Police Science Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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