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Criminal justice at Florida State

Florida State graduates about 555 criminal justice majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 23rd of 472 schools we score for criminal justice, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

88/100Standout#23 of 472 for criminal justice →
Graduates a year5556% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1410whole school

Around Florida State

Entrance to the Traditions Way Garage on the campus of Florida State University
Traditions Way Garage at Florida State UniversityPhoto: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Florida State Athletics wordmark
Florida State Athletics wordmarkPhoto: Florida State University Athletics · Public domain · source
Local call number: PR11954 Title: Joan and Allen Morris Date: 1972 General note:
Joan and Allen Morris (6943788107)Photo: State Library and Archives of Florida · Public domain · source
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/260034 Local call number: TD00066C
Florida State University freshmen getting their mail on campus in Tallahassee, FPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source

Where criminal justice happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Law Library, Criminology and Criminal Justice Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 71 · Student housing 36 · Dorm 24 · Chapel 4 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the criminal justice ranking

  1. Arizona State University 90
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 89
  3. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 89
  4. University at Albany–SUNY 89
  5. Curry College 88
  6. University of Massachusetts–Boston 88
  7. Pace University 88
  8. Salve Regina University 87

Other strong majors at Florida State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida State with every school we score in criminal justice. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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