2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #150 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for criminal justice studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Florida

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies.

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Saint Leo University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the fringe town of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Saint Leo University

2

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Nova Southeastern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Nova Southeastern University

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	4
Virginia	182	1
Arkansas	74	3

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 21 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.