2024 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
130Colleges in the Southeast Region
16,072Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 130 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 16,072 degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.
Your choice of criminal justice studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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The criminal justice studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminal justice studies degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
19 Top Southeast Region Schools in Criminal Justice Studies
Every student pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies needs to take a look at American Public University System. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 772 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year.
Florida State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 640 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Central Florida is a good option for students pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. UCF is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 637 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies has to look into Florida International University. FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were about 649 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were about 1222 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were about 25 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 477 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Leo University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 164 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.
FAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Boca Raton. This university ranks 13th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 320 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were approximately 260 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 50 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.
UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Little Rock. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 110 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.
Bethel is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of McKenzie. This university ranks 21st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 133 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Bethel in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah Tech is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #423 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Savannah Tech is a great college overall.
There were roughly 52 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Savannah Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg. A Best Colleges rank of #434 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cumberlands is a great university overall.
There were approximately 93 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 108 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 210 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
Indian River State College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce. This college ranks 36th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 63 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Indian River State College in the most recent year we have data available.
FGCU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fort Myers. This university ranks 25th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 153 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at FGCU in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of criminal justice studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Criminal Justice Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
