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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 46,814 people earned their degree in criminal justice studies, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 15,791 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 criminal justice studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree criminal justice studies students.

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Nova Southeastern University Criminal Justice Studies Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock Criminal Justice Studies Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Georgia State Criminal Justice Studies Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Florida State

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full FIU Criminal Justice Studies Report

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University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Central Florida Criminal Justice Studies Report

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s criminal justice studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminal Justice Studies at Liberty University

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