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2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Massachusetts

20 Colleges in Massachusetts
1,338 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 20 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,338 degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School

Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Massachusetts The criminal justice studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Criminal Justice Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Criminal Justice Studies

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies in Massachusetts

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

10 Top Massachusetts Schools in Criminal Justice Studies

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
77 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Boston University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 77 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
71 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
174 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Westfield State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in criminal justice studies. Westfield is a small public university located in the large suburb of Westfield. A Best Colleges rank of #714 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Westfield is a great university overall.

There were about 174 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
154 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Massachusetts - Boston if you want to pursue a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Boston is a great university overall.

There were approximately 154 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
172 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #529 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bridgewater State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 172 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Bridgewater State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Curry College
Milton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA
70 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Curry is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Milton. This college ranks 54th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 70 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Curry in the most recent year we have data available.

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Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In MA
33 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Endicott is a great college overall.

There were roughly 33 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Endicott in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In MA
50 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 44th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 50 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
88 Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #839 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Worcester State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 88 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Worcester State in the most recent data year.

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Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In MA

Nichols is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Dudley.

There were about 14 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Nichols in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 512
Rhode Island 436 119
Maine 396 119
New Hampshire 395 64
Vermont 352 54

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Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice 852
Criminal Justice & Police Science 428
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 75
Securities Services Administration/Management 22
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 2
Security & Loss Prevention Services 1

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