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Criminal Justice PhD Programs in Florida

The study of justice systems, institutions, policy, administration and practice: policing, courts, corrections and how they work together. Criminal justice looks at the justice system itself. Criminology studies crime and offending; forensic science examines physical evidence. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listings in Florida identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in Florida is not automatically open to residents of every state.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

Florida International University logo

Florida International University

Ph.D. in International Crime and Justice

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus · Fully online
Location: Miami, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: A commitment that may take up to 5 years, on average · 75 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Format: Online
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: 24 - 40 Months (estimate; time to completion varies) (estimate varying by case-by-case factors, per the page note) · 54 credits
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice
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Nova Southeastern University

Ph.D. in Criminal Justice

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Fully online
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified · 60 credits
Tuition: $1,315 per credit · All students — Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, per credit hour without scholarships/program discounts
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology · Criminal Justice · Juvenile Justice
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University of Central Florida

Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified · 57 credits
Tuition: $369.65 per credit · In-state — Graduate, in-state
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: HLC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Law Enforcement and Policing · Corrections · Juvenile Justice
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