2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region

A doctor's degree in criminal justice studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #133 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 30 doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in criminal justice studies matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for criminal justice studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for criminal justice studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in the Southeast Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for criminal justice studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminal Justice Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#3 Best Quality In FL

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies has to look into Nova Southeastern University. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Florida.

There were approximately 11 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Nova Southeastern University

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Florida State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Florida.

There were about 7 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Florida State University

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Florida International University
Miami, FL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In FL

#2 Best Quality In FL

Florida International University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Florida. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Florida International University

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In GA

#1 Best Quality In GA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Georgia State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Georgia.

There were about 3 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from Georgia State University

5

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AR

#1 Best Quality In AR

UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Arkansas.

There were approximately 1 criminal justice studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MS

#1 Best Quality In MS

Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Mississippi.

There were roughly 1 criminal justice studies students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from University of Southern Mississippi

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University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In FL

#4 Best Quality In FL

UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in criminal justice studies in Florida. More information about a doctorate in criminal justice studies from University of Central Florida

 

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular criminal justice studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	32
Georgia	190	3
Mississippi	96	0
Arkansas	73	3

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

Criminal Justice Studies is one of 13 different types of Criminal Justice & Corrections programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.