by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,878 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,181 and had an average of $22,903 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,665 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,516 and $22,389 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 141 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree criminology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coker University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Coker is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hartsville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 12 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 The University of Tampa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. UT is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Liberty, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 7 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Georgia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 10 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region list. Western Kentucky University is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Alabama landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 26 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 3 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 59 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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