2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 113,581 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 8,510 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,699 and $30,152 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and corrections programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Florida

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida State University

#2

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at FIU

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NUS Florida Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#3

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida

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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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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