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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,930 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Criminal Justice & Corrections

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Salve Regina University the best value school in the New England Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their graduate certificate. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, criminal justice graduates from Salve Regina carry an average student debtload of $21,761.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salve Regina University

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Haven

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 3 schools only.

  • 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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