by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 109,996 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , criminal justice & corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,614 and had an average of $22,981 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 6,677 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,139 and $23,020 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,443 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,012 and $13,730 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 61 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice & corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice & corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quincy College landed the #1 spot on the list. Quincy College is a small school located in Quincy, Massachusetts that handed out 37 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Housatonic Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Housatonic Community College is a small public school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 36 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Housatonic Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Middlesex Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. Brockton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Massasoit Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Connecticut Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region. NCCC is a public institution located in Winsted, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Central Maine Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Central Maine Technical College is a public institution located in Auburn, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Maine Technical College
Washington County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Washington County Community College is a small school located in Calais, Maine that handed out 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Washington County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #8, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tunxis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tunxis Community College is a small public school situated in Farmington, Connecticut. It awarded 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Tunxis Community College
North Shore Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 46 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full North Shore Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. MassBay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Massachusetts Bay Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #12, Roxbury Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Roxbury Community College is a public institution located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Roxbury Community College
With a ranking of #13, Holyoke Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Holyoke Community College
With a ranking of #14, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 33 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bunker Hill Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 54 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bunker Hill Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Greenfield Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #16. Greenfield Community College is a small school located in Greenfield, Massachusetts that handed out 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Greenfield Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Nashua Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Nashua Community College is a public institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Nashua Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Springfield Technical Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Springfield Technical Community College
Norwalk Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. NCC is located in Norwalk, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Norwalk Community College
Quinsigamond Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 46 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Quinsigamond Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #21, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Norwich, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Three Rivers Community College
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bedford, Massachusetts. It awarded 31 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Middlesex Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #23, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. NECC is a public institution located in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region list. Gardner, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mount Wachusett Community College
Bristol Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Bristol Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fall River, Massachusetts that handed out 42 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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