by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 2,718 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,025 and $20,879 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 654 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice and corrections program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quincy College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts list. Quincy College is a public institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massasoit Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts list. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockton, Massachusetts. It awarded 66 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Massasoit Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts list. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 51 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Shore Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts list. MassBay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at MassBay Community College
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Roxbury Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Roxbury Community College is a small school located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts that handed out 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Roxbury Community College
Holyoke Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. This small school is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and it awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Holyoke Community College
Bunker Hill Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. BHCC is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenfield Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #8. Greenfield Community College is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Greenfield Community College
Springfield Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Springfield Technical Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 48 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 65 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Quinsigamond Community College
Middlesex Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Bedford, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Northern Essex Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Northern Essex Community College is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Gardner, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Bristol Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Berkshire Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’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.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Berkshire Community College
Cape Cod Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #16. Cape Cod Community College is a public institution located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cape Cod Community College
Pine Manor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #17. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Pine Manor College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Bay State College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bay State College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Dean College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts list. Dean College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Franklin, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dean College
Fisher College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fisher College
Endicott College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #21. Endicott College is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Endicott College
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