Albertus Magnus College: A Best Online Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Forbes Advisor Ranks Albertus #5 in Nation; #1 in Connecticut
Online Master's Degree in Criminal Justice
New Haven, Conn., August 21, 2023 – Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce that its online Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice is ranked one of the best in the country by Forbes Advisor, a global platform dedicated to helping consumers make the best financial choices for their individual lives. Specifically, Albertus’ online program earned the #5 spot nationally and the top spot in the State of Connecticut.
The criminal justice system, made up of police, corrections, and the courts, enforces laws, analyzes criminal activity, and incarcerates and rehabilitates people who have been convicted of crimes. According to Forbes Advisor, as society grows and evolves, the criminal justice system and its functions need to keep up – and that’s the basis of this ranking.
“Albertus is singled out for numerous reasons, one being the flexibility of the online degree program. Another differentiator is that our students complete a mandatory research project and thesis capstone which highlights our emphasis on experiential learning,” said Dr. Rosa Rivera-Hainaj, Albertus Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. “Our graduates obtain the critical thinking skills needed to deal with complex and ever-changing issues.”
“Our graduates demonstrate how important it is to be a life-long learner,” said Dr. John Lawrie, who is the Director of Albertus’ Criminal Justice programs. “Our program alumni are working professionals and appreciate the emphasis on a values-based approach to learning and to improving the system. Plus, they are learning from faculty who have real-life experience in the industry which, that alone, is a teacher that’s second to none.”
Forbes Advisor scored 54 accredited, nonprofit colleges offering online Master’s in Criminal Justice degree programs in the US using 16 data points in categories of credibility, affordability, student outcomes, student experience, and application process.
This is the second major accolade bestowed upon the College in the past month. Earlier, Money named Albertus one of its Best Colleges in America.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.