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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region

26 Colleges
$41,105 Avg Salary
$23,948 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for criminal justice majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Lowell to be the best school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a 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.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#5

Curry College

Milton, MA

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Curry College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. It came in at #8 on the list. 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize 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 schools 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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