by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 46,814 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 2,219 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,394 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Westfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 150 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Bay State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Curry College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region. Milton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a public institution located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Worcester State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Worcester State University
Albertus Magnus College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Albertus Magnus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 17 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Post University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Vermont University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Northern Vermont University is a public institution located in Johnson, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Vermont University Criminal Justice Studies Report
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 154 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
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Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized public school handed out 72 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Granite State College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Plymouth State University is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
Full Plymouth State University Criminal Justice Studies Report
Springfield College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Springfield College
Charter Oak State College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Charter Oak State College is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Charter Oak State College
Western New England University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Western New England
With a ranking of #18, Nichols College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Nichols is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dudley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Bridgeport landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Fitchburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Fitchburg State
Endicott College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Beverly, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Standish, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
With a ranking of #23, Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region list. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 5 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Castleton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Castleton, Vermont, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 52 bachelors’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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