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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$20,938 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for criminal justice majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Our analysis found Westfield State University to be the best value 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 Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 per year.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salve Regina University Report

#4

Curry College

Milton, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Curry College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Curry are $15,114 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JWU Online are $14,706 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

RWU graduate students pay an average of $18,406 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Roger Williams University Report

#8

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Anna Maria College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Anna Maria graduate students pay an average of $10,530 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anna Maria College

University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

#10

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.

Norwich also claimed a spot on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Norwich University Report

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.

  • 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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