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

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$37,685 Avg Salary
$16,035 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for criminal justice and corrections students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in criminal justice at the school are women while 13% are male.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Boston University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Maine Community College is a great place for criminal justice and corrections students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Auburn, Central Maine Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in criminal justice at Central Maine Technical College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Maine Community College Report

#3

Beal College

Bangor, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beal College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Beal College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Beal College Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Manchester 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 . Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Manchester Community College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Nashua 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 . Nashua Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Nashua.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nashua Community College

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at White Mountains 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 . White Mountains Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Berlin.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at White Mountains Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Maine at Augusta

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Maine 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 . Eastern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bangor.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Eastern Maine Community College 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 8 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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