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Corrections Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains four schools that offer corrections programs. Northeastern University, the highest-ranking corrections school in MA, has a total student population of 27,537 and is the 56th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 4 corrections schools in Massachusetts, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northeastern University comes out as the most expensive ($32,703/yr), with Massasoit Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,610/yr.

Corrections students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become correctional counselors, corrections officers, jailers, probation officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 455,350 people working as correctional officers and jailers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,610. Also, Mental health and substance abuse social workers make on average $41,350 per year and there are about 127,140 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Massachusetts alone, there are 6,240 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average yearly salary of $43,700. Correctional officers and jailers in this state earn $"*"/yr and there are 7,570 employed.

Also, within the corrections schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from corrections, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Corrections Programs in Massachusetts

• Corrections
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Massachusetts Interesting Facts

• 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
• Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
• "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
• In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

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