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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Florida, there were 964 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,570 and $20,679 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,663 and $45,470 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 4 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree criminology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 48 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national 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 Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 3 masters’s criminology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
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