by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 113,121 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 8,887 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,795 and $25,547 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 577 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminal justice and corrections.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Webber International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webber International University is a small school located in Babson Park, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Webber International University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Leo University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida. Saint Leo University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Leo, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 210 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Leo University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Thomas University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 47 masters’s criminal justice degrees 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at NUS Florida
Bethune - Cookman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Bethune - Cookman University is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Bethune - Cookman University
Florida State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida State
University of Central Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 87 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of Central Florida
University of North Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #10. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 20 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
South University, Tampa ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South University, Tampa Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Florida Atlantic University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 22 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida Atlantic University
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. FGCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Florida Gulf Coast University Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #16. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, West Palm Beach came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. South University, West Palm Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at South University, West Palm Beach
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