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

If you pursue a master's degree in criminal justice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #69 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Criminal Justice 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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

 

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

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

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

1

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Sacred Heart University is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Connecticut. More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Sacred Heart University

2

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminal justice has to look into Western Connecticut State University. WestConn is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Danbury. More information about a master’s in criminal justice from Western Connecticut State University

 

Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	176
Rhode Island	200	79
New Hampshire	163	3
Maine	135	11
Vermont	113	5

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Criminal Justice Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	82
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	70
Security & Loss Prevention Services	20

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.