2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Georgia

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Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Georgia, there were 467 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice in Georgia

1

South University, Savannah
Savannah, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, South University, Savannah landed the #1 spot on the list. South University, Savannah is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at South University, Savannah

2

South University's online programs
Savannah, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University’s online programs. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia. South University’s online programs is a private for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full South University’s online programs Criminal Justice Report

3

Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, Georgia

#18 overall quality in Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at Georgia College

4

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia

#15 overall quality in Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 KSU Georgia Criminal Justice Report

5

University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. UNG is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminal Justice at UNG

6

Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

#14 overall quality in Georgia

Mercer University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Georgia ranking. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Mercer University Criminal Justice Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.