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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
280 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

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 Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 46,252 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 2,434 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 280 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the New England Region

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Westfield State University is a public institution located in Westfield, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Westfield also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Westfield State University

#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fitchburg State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Fitchburg State University

#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Haven Criminal Justice Studies Report

#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State University are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Bridgewater State University

#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Northeastern

#6

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Albertus Magnus is a small school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 13 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus are $21,304, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Albertus Magnus College

#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Bridgeport is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UBridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at UBridgeport

#9 in overall quality

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 8 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 121 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

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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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