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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,282 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 114 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 19 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 9 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at GaSou

#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 13 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980.

Read more about Criminology at University of West Georgia

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at WKU

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 11 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at The University of Alabama

#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Loyola University New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 23 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola New Orleans are $17,906, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Loyola University New Orleans Criminology Report

#7

Coker University

Hartsville, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Coker University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Hartsville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Coker has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coker University are $17,976.

Read more about Criminology at Coker

#8

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#2 in overall quality

The University of Tampa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

UT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT are $11,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tampa Criminology Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Miami

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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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