2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminal Justice is the 27th most popular major in the country with 32,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 6,922 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminal justice programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminal justice program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying criminal justice.
Top 25 Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 22,211 students enrolled at University of Louisville, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,972. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Louisville Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
GMU also made our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, George Mason University supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. To help with additional expenses, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Out of the 37 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale supports 20,330 students, and 75 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 56 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,004. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, VCU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TROY, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, TROY supports 16,497 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,250. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full TROY Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 35,470 students enrolled at University of South Carolina - Columbia, 1,609 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. During this same period, 33 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Carolina - Columbia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Averett University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Danville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at AU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 887 students enrolled at Averett University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,806. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Eastern supports 14,465 students, and 869 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 469 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Eastern Kentucky University Veteran Student Life Report
Faulkner University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Faulkner, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Faulkner supports 2,961 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 12 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,817. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Faulkner does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Faulkner University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Mississippi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ole Miss supports 21,014 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ole Miss Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 8,086 students enrolled at UNA, 331 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,111. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNA]](/colleges/university-of-north-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Middle Tennessee State University supports 22,080 students, and 1,284 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 799 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,132. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Middle Tennessee State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 18 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 50,626 students enrolled at University of South Florida - Main Campus, 2,211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. During this same period, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Florida - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at USF Tampa]](/colleges/university-of-south-florida-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 22 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 30,805 students enrolled at Florida Atlantic University, 708 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FAU]](/colleges/florida-atlantic-university/student-life/veterans/)
East Tennessee State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 13,713 students enrolled at ETSU, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,115. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ETSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of North Georgia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNG, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNG supports 19,793 students, and 700 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 259 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,929. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNG does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Charleston Southern University supports 3,350 students, and 412 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 304 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,020. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full CSU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 22,205 students enrolled at University of Memphis, 766 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,772. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Memphis does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Memphis Veteran Student Life Report
Mississippi College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminal justice degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, MC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 4,667 students enrolled at MC, 171 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,734. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MC]](/colleges/mississippi-college/student-life/veterans/)
South University, Virginia Beach ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, South University, Virginia Beach supports 403 students, and 158 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 143 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,966. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. South University, Virginia Beach offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of the Cumberlands supports 19,110 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 120 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 8 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying criminal justice list, UT Chattanooga has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 11,728 students enrolled at UT Chattanooga, 431 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 270 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga]](/colleges/the-university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #23, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s list. South University, Columbia is a small private for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 732 students enrolled at South University, Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,143. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full South University, Columbia Veteran Student Life Report
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Criminal Justice Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Georgia College were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,100. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia College & State University]](/colleges/georgia-college-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
North Carolina Central University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Criminal Justice for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 433 of the 8,078 students enrolled at North Carolina Central University were GI Bill® students, of which 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,618. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina Central University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full North Carolina Central University Veteran Student Life Report
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