by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 1,805 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 339 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Anna Maria is located in Paxton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Salve Regina University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 60 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Curry College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Curry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot on the 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 28 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Roger Williams University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Johnson & Wales University - Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Johnson & Wales University - Online
Husson University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 14 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Merrimack College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack College is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 22 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Norwich University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Salem State University
Sacred Heart University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 masters’s criminal justice 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%.
Plymouth State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Plymouth State University
Boston University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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