by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 31,754 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Florida, there were 1,198 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,663 and $45,470 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree criminal justice students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webber International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida. This small school is located in Babson Park, Florida, and it awarded 2 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South University, Tampa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida. South University, Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 26 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 90%.
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Saint Leo University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, South University, West Palm Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. South University, West Palm Beach is located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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