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

Ranked #69 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 153 master's degrees in criminal justice during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The criminal justice master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Massachusetts ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminal justice program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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 Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice.

 

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in criminal justice.

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

1

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

97 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Massachusetts - Lowell is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Massachusetts.

There were about 97 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in criminal justice from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

2

Curry College
Milton, MA

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Curry College is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 16 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Curry in the most recent data year.

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3

Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Merrimack College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Massachusetts.

There were about 15 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Merrimack in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Anna Maria College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in criminal justice. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Massachusetts.

There were about 15 criminal justice individuals who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent data year.

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5

Salem State University
Salem, MA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 8 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent data year.

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6

Boston University
Boston, MA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminal justice in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 2 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Criminal Justice Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	293	24
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.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	195
Criminal Justice & Police Science	15

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.