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2025 Best Criminal Justice Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

14 Colleges in the New England Region
1,022 Bachelor's Degrees
Criminal Justice is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 14 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of criminal justice. Combined, these schools handed out 1,022 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.

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

Best Criminal Justice Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region The criminal justice bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for criminal justice students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

1
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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
215 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice has to look into University of New Haven. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from University of New Haven

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
210 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts - Lowell if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Lowell.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
94 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice needs to look into Roger Williams University. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bristol.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Roger Williams University

4
12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice has to check out Charter Oak State College. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Charter Oak State College

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Annual Graduates

Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Newport.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Salve Regina University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Annual Graduates

Salem State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Salem State University

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Annual Graduates

Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Paxton.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Anna Maria College

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Norwich University
Northfield, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
117 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Norwich University

9
68 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of North Andover.More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice from Merrimack College

Best Criminal Justice Colleges by State

Explore the best criminal justice colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 581 432
Connecticut 341 253
Rhode Island 307 175
Vermont 289 138
Maine 281 103
New Hampshire 276 38

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies 1,256
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 1,083
Criminal Justice & Police Science 136
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 40
Security & Loss Prevention Services 32
Securities Services Administration/Management 24
Corrections 1

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