Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Florida State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for criminal justice majors, Florida State came in at #27. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for Florida State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Florida State paid an average of $724 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $218 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,640 | $19,084 |
Fees | $1,877 | $2,599 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,088 | $11,088 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,382 | $5,382 |
Learn more about Florida State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Florida State in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $24,640 in student debt. That is 12% lower than the national average of $27,924.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Florida State is $32,749 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,399.
Florida State does not offer an online option for its criminal justice bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Florida State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the criminal justice students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.7% of the criminal justice bachelor’s degrees at Florida State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 77 |
Hispanic or Latino | 108 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 315 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice Studies | 511 |
Criminal Justice & Police Science | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Security Science and Technology | 39 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.