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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

1 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Criminology is the 79th most popular major in the country with 10,182 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 326 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lasell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lasell also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lasell University are $10,960, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminology at Lasell University

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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