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 “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 747 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 119 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminology at Central Connecticut State University
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 115 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lasell University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 96 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminology at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 68 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminology at Eastern Connecticut State University
Framingham State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 52 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%.
Saint Anselm College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 ’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #9, Stonehill College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Easton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 33 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminology at University of Southern Maine
With a ranking of #11, Assumption University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminology at Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Saint Michael’s College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Colchester, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Western New England University is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Thomas College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 ’s criminology 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Central Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Central Maine Technical College is located in Auburn, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminology at Central Maine Technical College
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