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

26 Colleges
$41,105 Avg Salary
$23,948 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for criminal justice majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

On average, criminal justice graduates from SNHU take out $26,230 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $352.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent online programs at Post University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the New England Region . Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Post University carry an average student debtload of $31,664.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Husson take out is $28,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $233.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Husson University Report

#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

The excellent online programs at Sacred Heart University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminal justice and corrections schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Sacred Heart carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#5

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bristol Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, criminal justice graduates from Bristol carry an average student debtload of $9,938.

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Middlesex Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

Criminal Justice majors at Middlesex Community College take out an average of $9,969 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, Holyoke Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for criminal justice and corrections students. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Holyoke.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Holyoke Community College take out is $6,495.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Holyoke Community College Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region ranking. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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NHTI-Concord’s Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Region list. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Criminal Justice majors at NHTI take out an average of $11,985 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Explore the most popular online criminal justice and corrections schools 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

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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 26 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).

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