2024 Best Criminology Schools in Massachusetts
5
Colleges in Massachusetts
300
Criminology Degrees Awarded
Ranked #76 in popularity,
criminology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for criminology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 300 degrees in criminology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Criminology School
Your choice of criminology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for criminology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Criminology Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminology Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Criminology in Massachusetts
The schools below may not offer all types of criminology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Massachusetts Schools in Criminology
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
96
Criminology Degrees Awarded
Lasell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Newton. A Best Colleges rank of #624 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lasell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 96 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Lasell in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in criminology from Lasell University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MA
44
Criminology Degrees Awarded
Stonehill College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Stonehill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #564 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stonehill is a great college overall.
There were approximately 44 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Stonehill in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in criminology from Stonehill College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
80
Criminology Degrees Awarded
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of North Dartmouth. This university ranks 41st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 80 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in criminology from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In MA
It is difficult to beat Assumption University if you want to pursue a degree in criminology. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Worcester. This university ranks 50th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 17 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Assumption in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in criminology from Assumption University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MA
52
Criminology Degrees Awarded
Framingham State is a small public university located in the small city of Framingham. This university ranks 38th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 52 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Framingham State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in criminology from Framingham State University
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