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2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$14,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,557 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master's Degree School for You

With 631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the #19 most popular major in Florida.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search 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. This report analyzed 15 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for criminal justice students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the criminal justice master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $8,872 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCF also is in the top 20% of our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

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. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FAU are $6,693 per year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida Atlantic University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great value for criminal justice and corrections students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a large student population.

FGCU graduate students pay an average of $8,971 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

FGCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Florida. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $11,553 per 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.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Florida State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of West Florida helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value criminal justice and corrections schools in Florida. Located in the small city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UWF are $9,062 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at The University of West Florida Report

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. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $11,106 per year.

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#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNF are $10,364 per year.

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#9

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Lynn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for criminal justice and corrections students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynn University Fighting Knights are $13,700 a year.

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#10

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Leo University are $15,218 a year.

Full Criminal Justice & Corrections at Saint Leo University Report

Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 632
Georgia 131
North Carolina 82
Tennessee 109
Kentucky 170
Louisiana 201
Alabama 211
South Carolina 61
Mississippi 41
Arkansas 21
West Virginia 205

One of 4 majors within the area of study, criminal justice and corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

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.

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