Ranked #27 in popularity, criminal justice is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Schools in Maine ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 110 degrees in criminal justice to qualified students.
Your choice of criminal justice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminal Justice Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminal justice degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in criminal justice has to look into Husson University. Husson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bangor. A Best Colleges rank of #985 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Husson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Husson in the most recent data year.
Thomas College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in criminal justice. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Waterville. This college ranks 16th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 25 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at Thomas College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maine at Augusta is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice. UMA is a small public university located in the distant town of Augusta. This university ranks 17th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 12 criminal justice students who graduated with this degree at UMA in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of criminal justice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
