by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 the New England region, there were 6,459 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,105 and $23,948 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,524 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 64 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwich University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 138 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 231 bachelors’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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Haven
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Westfield, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 150 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 & Corrections at Westfield State University
Bay State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bay State College is a small private for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bay State College
Curry College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Milton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Connecticut State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Western Connecticut State University is located in Danbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Roger Williams University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Fisher College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 25 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Charter Oak State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Charter Oak State College is a small public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 43 bachelors’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 & Corrections at Charter Oak State College
University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 14 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Dean College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Franklin, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Dean College
Husson University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 61 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 & Corrections at Husson
Salve Regina University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Salve Regina University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newport, Rhode Island. It awarded 51 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Salve Regina University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #16, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State University is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 161 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bridgewater State University
Worcester State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminal justice degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Worcester State University
Anna Maria College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paxton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anna Maria
Nichols College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Nichols College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dudley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Salem State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 101 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salem State University
Franklin Pierce University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce University is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 27 bachelors’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 & Corrections at Franklin Pierce
Northern Vermont University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 26 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Vermont University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Keene State College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Keene State College is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Keene State College
Albertus Magnus College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Albertus Magnus College is a small school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 17 bachelors’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Albertus Magnus College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Post University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University
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