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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

With 113,581 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,952 and had an average of $24,936 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 30,292 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,510 and $28,027 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice and corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminal justice and corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminal justice and corrections program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree criminal justice students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FIU Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 7 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UCF

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at GMU

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminal justice students in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at UofL

#6

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.

Southern Miss also took the #8 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Miss

#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 3 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia State Criminal Justice & Corrections Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 doctorate’s criminal justice degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #9 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at UA Little Rock

#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nova Southeastern University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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