by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 31,754 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the New England region, there were 1,734 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 377 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 83 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 54 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Curry College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Curry College is located in Milton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 87 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Husson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Husson University is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Merrimack College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 37 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Norwich University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Northfield, Vermont, and it awarded 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Salem State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State University is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Salem State University
Sacred Heart University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Plymouth State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boston University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Connecticut State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Danbury, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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