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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region

15 Ranked Colleges
735 Degrees Awarded
$37,847 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region

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Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,878 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,181 and had an average of $22,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 815 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,847 and $25,030 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 735 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology in the New England Region

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Anselm College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 48 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at Saint Anselm College

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Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stonehill College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region. Located in Easton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at Stonehill College

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Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region. Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Criminology at ECSU

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Lasell University
Newton, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Lasell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lasell University Criminology Report

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 142 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at CCSU

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 67 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Criminology at UMass Dartmouth

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 54 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at Framingham State

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Assumption University
Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #8, Assumption University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Assumption University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at Assumption University

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 110 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full URI Criminology Report

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University of Southern Maine ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Southern Maine

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 20 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 full report on Criminology at Emmanuel Boston

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Criminology at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont

Saint Michael’s College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. Saint Michael’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colchester, Vermont. It awarded 6 bachelors’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Criminology at Saint Michael’s College

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Western New England University
Springfield, Massachusetts

Western New England University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at Western New England

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Suffolk University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at Suffolk University

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