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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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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 #19 most popular major in Connecticut with 214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Haven the best school in Connecticut for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

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#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Connecticut State University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#4

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Albertus Magnus College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the # 5 spot on the list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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