by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Florida, there were 1,271 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 710 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,132 and $22,101 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida associate degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 114 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Polk State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Polk State is a public institution located in Winter Haven, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 68 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Located in Bradenton, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Florida SouthWestern State College is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
South Florida State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. South Florida State College is a small public school situated in Avon Park, Florida. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Gateway College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. FGC is a small school located in Lake City, Florida that handed out 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Daytona State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Broward College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
Valencia College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 91 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. Seminole State is located in Sanford, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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Pensacola State College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Pensacola State College is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #14, Lake-Sumter State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. LSSC is a public institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Central Florida ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. CF is a medium-sized public school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 11 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pasco-Hernando State College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Port Richey, Florida, and it awarded 8 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Florida State College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
St Petersburg College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Northwest Florida State College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Northwest Florida State College is a public institution located in Niceville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palm Beach State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #21. Lake Worth, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Saint Johns River State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. St. Johns River Community College is a medium-sized school located in Palatka, Florida that handed out 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Florida College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Madison, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Gulf Coast State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Gulf Coast State College is a small school located in Panama City, Florida that handed out 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Miami Dade College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 14 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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