2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Connecticut

Ranked #56 in popularity, criminal justice studies is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 82 master's degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in criminal justice studies matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in Connecticut ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice Studies Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Connecticut

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Master's

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

53 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies has to check out University of New Haven. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Connecticut.

There were roughly 53 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent year we have data available.

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Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Albertus Magnus College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminal justice studies. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of New Haven. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Connecticut.

There were roughly 13 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Albertus Magnus in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Albertus Magnus College

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University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Bridgeport is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice studies. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice studies in Connecticut.

There were about 8 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from University of Bridgeport

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT

8 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice studies has to check out Central Connecticut State University. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public university with a large student population.

There were approximately 8 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice studies from Central Connecticut State University

 

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	192

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

One of 13 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	70
Security & Loss Prevention Services	20
Criminal Justice	12

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.