Best Criminal Justice Colleges in Massachusetts (2026)

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

4,043 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

3.4

Privatemedium

74%

74% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

4,043

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$51,786

Net Price

$37,899

Graduation Rate

70%

Median Earnings

$75,584

Western New England University

Springfield, MA

2,508 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

Privatemedium

83%

83% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

2,508

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$46,430

Net Price

$31,170

Graduation Rate

66%

Median Earnings

$73,157

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, MA

11,848 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

83%

83% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

11,848

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$37,174

Net Price

$18,282

Graduation Rate

51%

Median Earnings

$65,865

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA

11,632 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

3.2

85%

85% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

11,632

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$35,396

Net Price

$18,627

Graduation Rate

71%

Median Earnings

$64,874

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

3,963 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

90%

90% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

3,963

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$17,366

Net Price

$14,738

Graduation Rate

57%

Median Earnings

$60,624

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

3,101 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

3.2

Privatemedium

72%

72% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

3,101

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$39,212

Net Price

$39,324

Graduation Rate

77%

Median Earnings

$58,336

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

1,152 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.7

88%

88% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,152

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$40,375

Net Price

$31,065

Graduation Rate

61%

Median Earnings

$58,063

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

Boston, MA

412 students · Small (< 2,000)

Enrollment

412

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$18,906

Net Price

$16,172

Graduation Rate

45%

Median Earnings

$57,556

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

7,899 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

89%

89% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

7,899

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$17,529

Net Price

$17,970

Graduation Rate

55%

Median Earnings

$57,466

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

3,481 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

81%

81% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

3,481

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$17,962

Net Price

$18,561

Graduation Rate

57%

Median Earnings

$57,346

Salem State University

Salem, MA

4,286 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

96%

96% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

4,286

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$18,961

Net Price

$18,441

Graduation Rate

55%

Median Earnings

$56,662

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

1,186 students · Small (< 2,000)

74%

74% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,186

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$37,227

Net Price

$14,590

Graduation Rate

52%

Median Earnings

$55,383

Curry College

Milton, MA

1,757 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.7

92%

92% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,757

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$46,220

Net Price

$29,504

Graduation Rate

50%

Median Earnings

$54,400

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

2,825 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

2.9

90%

90% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

2,825

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$17,126

Net Price

$15,432

Graduation Rate

55%

Median Earnings

$53,874

American International College

Springfield, MA

1,097 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.5

97%

97% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,097

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$42,970

Net Price

$25,299

Graduation Rate

40%

Median Earnings

$53,124

Regis College

Weston, MA

1,061 students · Small (< 2,000)

89%

89% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,061

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$47,770

Net Price

$28,346

Graduation Rate

68%

Median Earnings

$52,873

Quincy College

Quincy, MA

2,126 students · Medium (2,000–15,000)

Enrollment

2,126

Campus Size

Medium (2,000–15,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$7,536

Net Price

$14,317

Graduation Rate

16%

Median Earnings

$52,506

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee, MA

951 students · Small (< 2,000)

88%

88% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

951

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$42,061

Net Price

$21,436

Graduation Rate

70%

Median Earnings

$51,540

Fisher College

Boston, MA

1,138 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.3

71%

71% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,138

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$35,013

Net Price

$25,702

Graduation Rate

27%

Median Earnings

$49,669

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

1,916 students · Small (< 2,000)

70%

70% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,916

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$43,707

Net Price

$29,187

Graduation Rate

70%

Median Earnings

$48,036

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

948 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.4

90%

90% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

948

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$43,064

Net Price

$29,396

Graduation Rate

40%

Median Earnings

$46,651

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

591 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.1

Enrollment

591

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$18,072

Net Price

N/A

Graduation Rate

11%

Median Earnings

$45,998

Dean College

Franklin, MA

1,142 students · Small (< 2,000)

2.4

74%

74% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Enrollment

1,142

Campus Size

Small (< 2,000)

Out-of-State Tuition

$44,960

Net Price

$30,236

Graduation Rate

44%

Median Earnings

$38,109