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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology in the Southeast Region

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Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,644 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular criminology programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full USF Tampa Criminology Report

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Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 20 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at Loyola New Orleans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UT is a fairly large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s criminology degrees 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%.

Full UT Criminology Report

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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. University of West Georgia is a public institution located in Carrollton, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminology at University of West Georgia

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full GaSou Criminology Report

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

With a ranking of #6, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at UA

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full WKU Criminology Report

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Criminology at U Miami

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Coker University
Hartsville, South Carolina

Coker University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Coker University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminology at Coker University

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West Liberty University
West Liberty, West Virginia

West Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in West Liberty, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

Full West Liberty University Criminology Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UF Criminology Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 70 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Criminology at Mississippi State

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