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2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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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.

The Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree 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 28 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Of the 222 students majoring in criminal justice at SNHU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern New Hampshire University Report

#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 172 students majoring in criminal justice at University of New Haven, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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 large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in criminal justice at Boston U, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Women make up 38% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Salve Regina University

#6

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Anna Maria College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Anna Maria College Report

#6

New England College

Henniker, NH

With a ranking of #6, New England College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Henniker, NEC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 88% of the criminal justice majors at the school.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northeastern University

Roger Williams University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in criminal justice at RWU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Roger Williams University Report

#10

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

With a ranking of #10, Westfield State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in criminal justice at Westfield, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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