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2025 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

3 Colleges in Maine
83 Bachelor's Degrees
$42,428 Avg Early-Career Salary
Criminal Justice & Corrections is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & corrections students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 83 bachelor's degrees in criminal justice & corrections to qualified students.

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

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine 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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 colleges for criminal justice & corrections students working on their bachelor's degree.

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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 & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminal Justice & Corrections in Maine

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

Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

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Husson University
Bangor, ME

Husson University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their bachelor's degree from Husson University earn $4,095 more than the average criminal justice grad.

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Thomas College
Waterville, ME

It's hard to beat Thomas College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the town of Waterville, Thomas College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, criminal justice bachelor's recipients typically earn an average of $42,174 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections from Thomas College

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It is difficult to beat University of Maine at Augusta if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the distant town of Augusta, UMA is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the criminal justice program make an average of $38,588 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminal justice & corrections from University of Maine at Augusta

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 238 1,394
Connecticut 183 686
New Hampshire 157 849
Rhode Island 157 282
Vermont 155 184

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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice 79
Criminal Justice Studies 3
Corrections 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Security Science and Technology 16
Homeland Security 5

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