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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 990 criminal justice and corrections 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 looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree 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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Located in Paxton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anna Maria College
Out of the 28 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, University of New Haven landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 172 masters’s criminal justice 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 & Corrections at University of New Haven
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Salve Regina University is a small school located in Newport, Rhode Island that handed out 60 masters’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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salve Regina
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Albertus Magnus College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albertus Magnus College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. NEC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Henniker, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New England College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Curry College 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 #6. Milton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Curry College
Roger Williams 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 #7. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 28 masters’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%.
Fisher College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 #9. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 98 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Johnson & Wales University - Online 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. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at JWU Online
With a ranking of #11, Westfield State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Westfield State University is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 24 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Westfield State University
Husson 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. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bangor, Maine. It awarded 14 masters’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%.
Full Husson University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Merrimack College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Norwich University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Norwich University
With a ranking of #15, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Manchester, New Hampshire, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 222 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Suffolk University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Suffolk
Boston University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 73 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Boston University
Salem State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salem State University
Fitchburg 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 #19. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fitchburg State
Sacred Heart 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 #20. Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sacred Heart University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #21, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 34 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern
With a ranking of #22, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a public institution located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bridgewater State
Central Connecticut State University came in at #23 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 medium-sized school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of Bridgeport landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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