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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Maine, there were 261 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,180 and $27,971 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Maine” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maine criminal justice students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas College landed the #1 spot on the 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.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Thomas College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Presque Isle, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Husson University is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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 University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Maine Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Washington County Community College is a small school located in Calais, Maine that handed out 6 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Washington County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of Maine at Fort Kent came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking. This small school is located in Fort Kent, Maine, and it awarded 10 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Maine Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking. Southern Maine Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 28 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Beal College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Beal College
University of Maine at Augusta came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking. University of Maine at Augusta is located in Augusta, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Maine at Augusta Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
York County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Located in Wells, Maine, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at York County Community College
Eastern Maine Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 12 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern Maine Community College
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Maine list. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small school located in Standish, Maine that handed out 12 ’s criminal justice 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 more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
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