2025 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
6
Colleges in the New England Region
358
Associate Degrees
Ranked #14 in popularity,
criminal justice & police science is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 358 associate degrees in criminal justice & police science during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Police Science School for Your Associate Degree
The police science associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminal justice & police science students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other criminal justice & police science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice & police science related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice & police science students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools
The police science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region.