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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

About 67% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 33% are male.

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

#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place 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.

About 32% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 68% are male.

Criminal Justice majors at Salve Regina take out an average of $21,761 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Connecticut State University Report

#4

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Anna Maria College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

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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 5 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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