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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

In 2020-2021, 113,121 criminal justice and corrections students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Westfield State University

#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fitchburg State University Report

#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 suburb of Newport.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per 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 college with a small student population.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Curry College Report

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Salem State is a moderately-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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Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at JWU Online are $14,706 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Johnson & Wales University - Online

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 college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RWU are $18,406 per year.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Roger Williams University

#8

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

With a ranking of #8, Anna Maria College 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 rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anna Maria College Report

With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 a year.

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

#10

Norwich University

Northfield, VT

Norwich University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

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

Norwich excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Norwich University Report

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice and corrections colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,462
Connecticut 1,260
New Hampshire 1,478
Maine 247
Rhode Island 494
Vermont 207

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

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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