2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program 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 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice studies students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 376 associate degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Associate Degree

The criminal justice studies associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality criminal justice studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to look into Bristol Community College. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Bristol Community College

2

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies needs to check out New England Institute of Technology. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from New England Institute of Technology

3

Post University
Waterbury, CT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

97 Annual Graduates

Post University is a good decision for students interested in an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Waterbury.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Post University

4

North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in criminal justice studies has to look into North Shore Community College. North Shore Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Danvers.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from North Shore Community College

5

Middlesex Community College
Bedford, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Bedford.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Middlesex Community College

6

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Holyoke Community College

7

Southern Maine Community College
South Portland, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Southern Maine Community College

8

Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Central Maine Technical College is a small public college located in the city of Auburn.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Central Maine Community College

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	228
Connecticut	156	136
Rhode Island	101	30
Maine	94	93
Vermont	69	12

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	453
Criminal Justice & Police Science	358
Criminal Justice	112
Securities Services Administration/Management	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.