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 “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across Florida, there were 1,271 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. To top this list, a school must have a successful criminal justice program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 165 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 123 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broward College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 113 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Pierce, Florida. It awarded 44 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Lynn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Lynn University Fighting Knights is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Lynn University Fighting Knights
Polk State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winter Haven, Florida, and it awarded 39 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Webber International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Babson Park, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Full Webber International University Criminal Justice Report
Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. Seminole State is a public institution located in Sanford, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida SouthWestern State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. FSW is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida SouthWestern State College Criminal Justice Report
State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public school situated in Bradenton, Florida. It awarded 103 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Criminal Justice Report
With a ranking of #12, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. FSCJ is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 47 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Daytona State College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Daytona State College is a public institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Daytona State College
St Petersburg College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. SPC is a public institution located in Clearwater, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Florida came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Strayer University - Florida is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 23 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Memorial University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Miami Gardens, Florida, and it awarded 22 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Florida Memorial University
Florida Atlantic University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 22 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Palm Beach State College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Palm Beach State College is a public institution located in Lake Worth, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 18 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Eastern Florida State College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Miami Dade College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 14 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, College of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. CF is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 25 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Pensacola State College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Pensacola State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 12 ’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Pensacola State College
Florida National University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. Located in Hialeah, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Pasco-Hernando State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida list. New Port Richey, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Florida Gateway College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminal Justice Major in Florida ranking. FGC is located in Lake City, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
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