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

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$31,065 Avg Salary
$18,728 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the New England Region to see which associate 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.

Check out the criminal justice associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

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

Of the 295 students majoring in criminal justice at SNHU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at SNHU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,485.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 90 students majoring in criminal justice at Post University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, criminal justice majors at Post University accumulate an average of around $33,443 in student debt.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Post University Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Bunker Hill Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular criminal justice and corrections schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Criminal Justice majors at BHCC take out an average of $7,549 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bunker Hill Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Massasoit Community 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 . Massasoit Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brockton.

Of the 66 students majoring in criminal justice at Massasoit Community College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Massasoit Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,735.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Massasoit Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinsigamond Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 42% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at Quinsigamond Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,970.

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Community College of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 78% are male.

On average, criminal justice graduates from CCRI take out $13,622 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 55% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

On average, criminal justice graduates from Bristol take out $10,022 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bristol Community College Report

North Shore Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

About 45% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 55% are male.

The average amount in student loans that criminal justice majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,672.

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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 48 students majoring in criminal justice at STCC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, criminal justice graduates from STCC carry an average student debt load of $8,053.

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#10

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

With a ranking of #10, Quincy College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Quincy, Quincy College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in criminal justice at Quincy College, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA
12 Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA

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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