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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
280 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminal Justice Studies is the 16th most popular major in the country with 46,252 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 2,434 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 280 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree criminal justice studies students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 3 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at RIC

#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Fitchburg State University

#3

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Westfield, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Westfield State University

#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bridgewater State is a public institution located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State University are $11,397.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 121 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Criminal Justice Studies Report

#6

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Albertus Magnus College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus are $21,304, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Albertus Magnus College Criminal Justice Studies Report

#7

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. University of Bridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 8 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at UBridgeport

#8

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Northeastern University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 36 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Northeastern University

#9

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

University of New Haven came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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