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University of South Florida

Tampa, FLPublic SACSCOC

The University of South Florida's Department of Criminology, in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, offers a BA in Criminology (campus and online), a campus MA and PhD in Criminology, a fully online MA in Criminal Justice and a 100% online MS in Cybercrime.

Verified degree programs

4 programs verified so far (1 bachelor's, 2 master's, 1 doctoral). The school may offer more programs than we have verified; certificates are not listed as degrees.

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University of South Florida

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeBachelor of Arts
Format: Campus · Online
Location: Tampa, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Online attendance requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology
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University of South Florida

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Fully online
Location: Tampa, FLSchool location, not a residency requirement
Attendance: Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Criminal Justice Administration
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University of South Florida

Master of Arts in Criminology

Master'sMADedicated degreeMaster of Arts
Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: two-year program · 33 credits
Tuition: $430.43 per credit · In-state — Florida resident, classroom-based MA in Criminology
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology
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PhD in Criminology

Research doctoratePhDDedicated degreeDoctor of Philosophy
Format: Campus
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminology
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1965 · next review 06/01/2031

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

FEPAC program accreditation

None of this school's listed programs appears in FEPAC's accredited-program list. FEPAC accredits forensic science programs only and is optional; its absence does not make a program ineligible here.

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not mean every program is FEPAC-accredited — FEPAC accredits individual programs, and we show it only for the program FEPAC lists.

Forensic labs, centers and student groups

As described on the school's own pages.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD programs in its subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, associate degrees, electives-only degrees…).
  • Minor in CriminologyMinor, not a degree.Source: usf.edu · verified October 24, 2026
  • Minor in Forensic Behavioral HealthMinor, not a degree.Source: usf.edu · verified October 24, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of South Florida
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620-9951
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
7,680 of 48,572 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 24, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. usf.edu/cbcs/criminology/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  5. usf.edu/cbcs/criminology/about-us/contact_us.aspx — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  6. usf.edu/cbcs/criminology/graduate/cybercrime/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  7. usf.edu/cbcs/criminology/undergraduate/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  8. usf.edu/cbcs/criminology/undergraduate/ba-criminology.aspx — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026
  9. usf.edu/cbcs/online-programs/ — Official program page, verified October 24, 2026

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