2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections students earned 4,869 degrees and certificates from a Florida school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Florida to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminal justice students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $8,872 per year.
UCF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
FAU graduate students pay an average of $6,693 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 15 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the # 3 spot on the list. FGCU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.
FGCU graduate students pay an average of $8,971 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
FGCU also made our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $11,553 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWF are $9,062 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USF Tampa are $10,428 a year.
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Florida International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. UNF is a large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNF are $10,364 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Lynn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boca Raton, Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynn University Fighting Knights are $13,700 per year.
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Saint Leo University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree criminal justice and corrections programs. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Leo University are $15,218 per year.
Request InformationBest Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,158 |
| Virginia | 2,948 |
| North Carolina | 2,702 |
| Tennessee | 1,212 |
| Kentucky | 1,015 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 972 |
| Arkansas | 665 |
| Alabama | 1,413 |
| Mississippi | 581 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 |
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Majors Related to Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Corrections is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Criminal Justice
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Protection | 13,766 |
| Homeland Security | 7,140 |
| Security Science and Technology | 6,888 |
| Other Homeland Security | 1,695 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.