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2024 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Vermont

3 Colleges in Vermont
163 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
$52,110 Avg Early-Career Salary
Criminal Justice & Corrections is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & corrections students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 163 degrees in criminal justice & corrections during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Vermont The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice & Corrections School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice
Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Vermont

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminal justice degree levels they offer.

Top Vermont Schools in Criminal Justice

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$64,921 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in criminal justice & corrections needs to look into Champlain College. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.

There were about 10 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available. Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their degree from Champlain College make $12,811 more than the standard criminal justice student.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & corrections from Champlain College

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Norwich University
Northfield, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
120 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
$39,043 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Norwich University if you want to pursue a degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 120 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminal justice program report average early career earnings of $39,043.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & corrections from Norwich University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18.2% Growth in Graduates
$39,556 Median Starting Salary

Castleton University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in criminal justice & corrections. Castleton is a small public university located in the distant town of Castleton. This university ranks 8th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 11 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Castleton in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminal justice program report average early career wages of $39,556.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & corrections from Castleton University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts3012,435
Connecticut2411,258
New Hampshire2101,478
Maine202247
Rhode Island200475

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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Criminal Justice120
Criminal Justice Studies41
Criminal Justice & Police Science2

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Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Security Science and Technology140
Homeland Security3
Fire Protection1

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