2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida

If you pursue a associate degree in criminal justice studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #15 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 associate degrees in criminal justice studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to criminal justice studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other criminal justice studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminal justice studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminal justice studies students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Criminal Justice Studies in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in criminal justice studies.

Top Florida Schools for an Associate in Criminal Justice Studies

1

Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Saint Leo University if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Located in the town of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Saint Leo University

2

Florida National University - Main Campus
Hialeah, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Florida National University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue an associate degree in criminal justice studies. Florida National University - Main Campus is a small private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hialeah.More information about a associate in criminal justice studies from Florida National University - Main Campus

Best Criminal Justice Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	49
North Carolina	231	788
Georgia	217	482
West Virginia	180	180
Tennessee	170	119
Arkansas	161	95
Virginia	158	242
Kentucky	129	12
Louisiana	124	134
Alabama	109	6
South Carolina	105	247

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Criminal Justice Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Criminal Justice Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Criminal Justice Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice	504
Criminal Justice & Police Science	13
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	13
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	5

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.