2024 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Ranked #10 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

There was only one school in Massachusetts to review for the 2024 Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Associate Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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The criminal justice school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice.

Top Massachusetts Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice

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Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Mount Wachusett Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Mount Wachusett Community College

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Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Bay Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in criminal justice. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice from Massachusetts Bay Community College

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	156	11
New Hampshire	114	61
Rhode Island	101	4
Maine	94	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Police Science	317
Criminal Justice Studies	228
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	2
Securities Services Administration/Management	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.