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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

Criminal Justice & Corrections is the #36 most popular major in the country with 7,783 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Lowell Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Curry College

Milton, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Curry College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#5

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

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#6

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Roger Williams University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

With a ranking of #8, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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#9

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Westfield State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 414
Connecticut 214
Rhode Island 120
New Hampshire 270
Maine 14
Vermont 11

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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