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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,583 and had an average of $24,397 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,282 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,311 and $23,727 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 114 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 9 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at GaSou

#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at University of West Georgia

#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola New Orleans, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Criminology Master’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 Loyola University New Orleans are $17,906.

Read full report on Criminology at Loyola University New Orleans

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 11 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.

Read more about Criminology at The University of Alabama

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $30-$48k list, WKU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’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 Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

Full Western Kentucky University Criminology Report

#7

Coker University

Hartsville, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Coker University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Hartsville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree criminology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Coker has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coker University are $17,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at Coker

#8

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#2 in overall quality

The University of Tampa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UT is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

UT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tampa are $11,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Criminology Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U Miami Criminology Report

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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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