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2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

12 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Criminal Justice is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 33,568 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 1,815 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 279 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree criminal justice students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Full Boston U Criminal Justice Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 97 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Lowell are $26,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#3

Norwich University

Northfield, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Norwich University is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norwich University are $20,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Norwich University

#4

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Husson, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Husson University are $17,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Husson University

#5

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Salem State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State are $10,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Salem State

#6

Plymouth State University

Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Plymouth State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Plymouth State are $14,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Plymouth State University Criminal Justice Report

#7

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Salve Regina University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Salve Regina University is a small school located in Newport, Rhode Island that handed out 46 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Salve Regina also took the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina are $11,370, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Salve Regina University Criminal Justice Report

#8

Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Curry College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Curry is located in Milton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Curry not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Curry College are $15,114, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice at Curry College

#9

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Anna Maria College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Anna Maria is a small school located in Paxton, Massachusetts that handed out 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Anna Maria also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Anna Maria College are $10,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Anna Maria Criminal Justice Report

#10

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Merrimack College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Merrimack, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Merrimack are $31,296, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Merrimack College Criminal Justice Report

#11

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bristol, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

RWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roger Williams University are $17,916, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice at RWU

#12

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 12 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Sacred Heart University

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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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