2027 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Connecticut

Criminal Justice & Police Science programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & police science students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools in Connecticut

Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Police Science in Connecticut

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice & police science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Criminal Justice & Police Science

1

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

70 Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Awarded

$38,235 Median Starting Salary

Western Connecticut State University tops our 2027 ranking of the best criminal justice & police science schools. Set in the city of Danbury, Western Connecticut State University is a moderately-sized public institution. Roughly 52% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 70 criminal justice & police science degrees were awarded at Western Connecticut State University in the most recent year. Criminal Justice & Police Science graduates of Western Connecticut State University earn a median of $38,235 early in their careers. Western Connecticut State University graduates carry a median of $24,875 in student loans. More information about a degree in criminal justice & police science from Western Connecticut State University

2

Capital Community College
New Britain, CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

168 Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Awarded

$31,345 Median Starting Salary

Capital Community College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best criminal justice & police science schools. Set in the city of New Britain, Capital Community College is a very large public institution. Capital Community College awarded about 168 criminal justice & police science degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their criminal justice & police science degree from Capital Community College earn around $31,345 in the first couple years of their career. Capital Community College graduates carry a median of $12,059 in student loans. See the full criminal justice & police science program report for Capital Community College

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.