Master's · Miami Gardens, Florida
Is Criminal Justice and Corrections at St. Thomas University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $51,467
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $49,321
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $29,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $31k (likely $31k – $31k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$14k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in FL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$337k (likely −$438k – −$219k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$520k (likely −$710k – −$284k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at St. Thomas University
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Graduate certificate)$115,357
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$107,165
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$102,110
- Law (Doctoral)$99,412
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$88,826
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$88,145
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$79,955
- Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's)$75,032
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$72,775
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Graduate certificate)$71,023
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$69,432
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$69,390
Criminal Justice and Corrections at other schools in Florida
- Florida State University$72,705
- University of South Florida$70,885
- Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale$64,691
- Florida International University$63,083
- Saint Leo University$62,658
- Nova Southeastern University$61,713
- Lynn University$61,079
- University of Central Florida$60,329
- Florida Atlantic University$60,144
- South University-West Palm Beach$55,950