Best First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer programs in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and.
29 schools in Massachusetts run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,087 people a year. The job pays a median of $105,930 in Massachusetts across about 460 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
2 programs in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Massachusetts (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Massachusetts page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 43.0104In Massachusetts → | 1,015 | 93.4% | 26 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 2 | CIP 43.0100In Massachusetts → | 72 | 6.6% | 3 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
Top 25 schools in Massachusetts
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 20 of the 29 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 135 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $42,228 | 54% | — | 81% |
| 2 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 125 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $43,735 | 53% | — | 88% |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 110 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $42,325 | 49% | — | 84% |
| 4 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 109 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $51,363 | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 5 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 88 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 6 | Worcester State University Worcester, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 67 | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General | $41,132 | 61% | — | 88% |
| 7 | Western New England University Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 57 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $41,564 | 64% | $29,327 | 83% |
| 8 | Curry College Milton, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 51 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $45,103 | 51% | $28,321 | 88% |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 42 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $41,938 | 65% | — | 83% |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 83% | — | 60% |
| 11 | Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 35 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $41,796 | 23% | — | — |
| 12 | Bristol Community College Fall River, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $36,706 | 22% | — | — |
| 13 | Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $37,533 | 29% | — | — |
| 14 | North Shore Community College Danvers, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $32,379 | 18% | — | — |
| 15 | Endicott College Beverly, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 28 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $38,900 | 76% | $34,195 | 71% |
| 16 | Nichols College Dudley, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $45,774 | 63% | $29,718 | 81% |
| 17 | American International College Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $37,408 | 46% | $23,595 | 100% |
| 18 | Springfield College Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $41,441 | 74% | $26,290 | 72% |
| 19 | Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 20% | — | — |
| 20 | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 44% | $16,859 | 85% |
| 21 | Springfield College - Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | $41,441 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 91% | $21,126 | 16% |
| 23 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Criminal Justice and Corrections, General | $43,418 | 55% | — | 87% |
| 24 | Regis College Weston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 72% | $26,647 | 70% |
| 25 | Dean College Franklin, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | — | 54% | $28,874 | 74% |
All 29 schools in Massachusetts
Every school in Massachusetts with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield State University | Westfield | Public | 135 | 1 |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public | 125 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston | Boston | Public | 110 | 1 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 109 | 1 |
| Boston University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 88 | 1 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester | Public | 67 | 1 |
| Western New England University | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 1 |
| Curry College | Milton | Private not-for-profit | 51 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell | Public | 42 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Amherst | Public | 37 | 1 |
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford | Public | 35 | 1 |
| Bristol Community College | Fall River | Public | 32 | 1 |
| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Public | 31 | 1 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public | 30 | 1 |
| Endicott College | Beverly | Private not-for-profit | 28 | 1 |
What first-line supervisors of correctional officers earn in Massachusetts
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $77,970. Massachusetts pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers page.
How to become a First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Massachusetts
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 43.0100Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
- 43.0102Corrections
- 43.0104Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
- 43.0113Corrections Administration
Common questions
Answers for people weighing first-line supervisors of correctional officers programs in Massachusetts.
What degree do you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, which awarded 1,015 degrees in Massachusetts in 2024-25, 93.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Criminal Justice and Corrections. Together they graduate about 1,087 people a year in Massachusetts.
How much do first-line supervisors of correctional officers earn in Massachusetts?+
The median is $105,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 35.9% above the U.S. median of $77,970. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for first-line supervisors of correctional officers growing?+
BLS projects a -2.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 4,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Massachusetts?+
29 institutions in Massachusetts reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do first-line supervisors of correctional officers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Correctional Supervisor, Correctional Officer Captain among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 33-1011.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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