2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Police Science in the New England Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in criminal justice and police science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #620 out of 1095 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for criminal justice and police science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 master's degrees in criminal justice and police science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice and police science.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Police Science in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice and police science students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Police Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice and police science needs to check out Suffolk University. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice and police science in Massachusetts. More information about a master’s in criminal justice and police science from Suffolk University

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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA

#2 Most Popular In MA

Fitchburg State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice and police science. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg. More information about a master’s in criminal justice and police science from Fitchburg State University

 

Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice and police science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Police Science

Criminal Justice & Police Science is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Police Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	280
Criminal Justice	279
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	157
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	70
Security & Loss Prevention Services	22

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.