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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Criminology in Florida

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Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida” ranking.

Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 933 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,570 and $22,865 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminology.

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Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida criminology students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 442 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national 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 Criminology at USF Tampa

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 179 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Criminology at UF

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The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 143 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Tampa Criminology Report

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 63 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 91%.

Read full report on Criminology at U Miami

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University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at University of Florida-Online

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Flagler College - St Augustine
Saint Augustine, Florida

With a ranking of #6, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida list. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminology at Flagler College - St Augustine

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Barry University
Miami, Florida

Barry University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 25 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Criminology at Barry University

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Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida

Florida Southern College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida list. Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Criminology at Florida Southern College

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Universidad Ana G. Mendez ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida list. Located in San Juan, , this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminology at Universidad Ana G. Mendez

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida

Saint Leo University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in Florida ranking. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Leo, Florida that handed out 0 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminology at Saint Leo University

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