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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Our analysis found University of New Haven to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

About 61% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Haven Report

#2

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Albertus Magnus College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 28% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Albertus Magnus College

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 6 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

About 54% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 46% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sacred Heart University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

About 40% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Connecticut State University Report

#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

About 50% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Bridgeport

Western Connecticut State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Connecticut State University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges 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 6 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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