by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 74 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Norwich University landed the #3 spot on the list. Norwich University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 149 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 233 ’s degrees 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 full report on Criminal Justice at University of New Haven
Quincy College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Quincy, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Roger Williams University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 105 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Husson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 76 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 348 ’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 #10, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Massachusetts Bay Community College Criminal Justice Report
Roxbury Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Roxbury Community College
Salem State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 112 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Nashua Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Nashua Community College is a small public school situated in Nashua, New Hampshire. It awarded 14 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Nashua Community College
Franklin Pierce University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rindge, New Hampshire. It awarded 27 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Franklin Pierce University
Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Merrimack is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 76 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Nazarene College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Beal College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Beal College is a small private for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 7 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #19, Charter Oak State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Charter Oak State College is a small public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 22 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about Criminal Justice at Charter Oak State College
Curry College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Milton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 51 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Elms College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nichols College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Nichols College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dudley, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small school located in Gardner, Massachusetts that handed out 36 ’s criminal justice 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.
With a ranking of #25, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine at Fort Kent is a public institution located in Fort Kent, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 University of Maine at Fort Kent
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
