What is a good college for Criminal Justice?

Hello Shonnelia,

You posed a very interesting question about the criminal justice field. Even though I do not have a degree in criminology nor criminal justice program certifications myself, I was able to research your question with excellent success. I came across an article on the america.edu website that offered a list of the top 20 criminal justice programs offered through colleges in the U.S. Of those listed, the top 5 are as follows: University of Pennsylvania (Ivy League, most selective), Northeastern University, University of Florida, University of Missouri (St. Louis campus), and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (Newark campus). Luckily for you, some of those appear to be located around the Boston area. I will post the link to the website in the references below. Please bear in mind that many websites (even educational ones like the one I referenced) will have differing lists that are not definitive. I hope this information helps to answer your question. If you have any further inquiries, please feel free to post them here. As always, thank you for using Career Village!

References:

Top 20 Criminal Justice Programs In America. (n.d.). America.edu. Retrieved April 8, 2015, from http://www.america.edu/top_20_criminal_justice_programs_in_america_.html

Hi,
Not much I can add to the great answer you have above except for another link - criminal justice is a wide open field, no matter where you go to school. There are a lot of good community college programs a well.

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/criminology-rankings

Criminology
Ranked in 2009 | Criminology Rankings Methodology
Criminology programs combine principles of sociology, law and psychology to prepare students to deal with criminals, understand the justice system and work to prevent crime. These are the top graduate schools for criminology. Each school's score reflects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions.

Sam Houston State University is know for being one of the top programs in the country for the study of Criminal Justice and criminology.