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Corrections Schools near Providence

Providence, RI (population: 170,868) has seven corrections schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Northeastern University, the highest ranked school in this group with a corrections program, has a total student population of 27,537. It is the 56th highest ranked school in the USA and the 7th highest in the state of Massachusetts (#1 is Harvard University).

Corrections students from Providence 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 Providence-Fall River-Warwick-MA area alone, there are 1,570 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average salary of $49,910. Correctional officers and jailers in this area earn $49,900/yr and there are ** employed.

Providence lies in Providence county, which is one of the 2 counties in Rhode Island. Overall, the Providence-Fall River-Warwick-MA area has 544,170 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $20.96/hr average worker wage, and a $43,600 average annual salary. Thus, about ** out of every 1000 jobs in Providence are held by correctional officers and jailers, and 2.882/1000 are held by mental health and substance abuse social workers.

Of the 7 corrections schools with a 100-mile radius of Providence, 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) for corrections students, with Massasoit Community College as the lowest, reported at only $3,610/yr.

Corrections Programs near Providence

Northeastern University

• Corrections
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Suffolk University

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of New Haven

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Southern New Hampshire University

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Newbury College-Brookline

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Massasoit Community College

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Hesser College

• Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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See Also

• Corrections Information
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• Online Corrections Schools
• Online Corrections Programs
• Online Corrections Courses

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