2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #12 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's 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 studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Hampshire ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in New Hampshire

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies.

Top New Hampshire Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH

56 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Plymouth State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Plymouth State University

2

Granite State College
Manchester, NH

13 Annual Graduates

Granite State College is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Manchester, GSC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from Granite State College

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	865
Connecticut	341	310
Rhode Island	307	87
Vermont	289	42
Maine	281	26

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	927
Criminal Justice	38
Criminal Justice & Police Science	35
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	7

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.