by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,644 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,516 and $24,877 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coker University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminology 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. West Liberty, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminology students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. The University of Alabama 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Florida ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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