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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Massachusetts (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
195 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 1,512 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 195 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Fitchburg State University is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Fitchburg State Criminal Justice Studies Report

#2

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Westfield, 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.

Westfield also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield are $6,696.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Westfield State University

#3

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bridgewater State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Bridgewater State University

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 121 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice Studies at Boston University

#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice studies students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Northeastern University

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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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