TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ¾ The Journal of Criminal Justice Education (February 2023) published an article that provides a quantitative assessment of article productivity and influence among faculty in criminology and criminal justice doctoral programs in the United States from 2015-2021.

The College's master's in criminal justice studies remains among the nation's best, according to the U.S. News and World Report's 2023 Best Online Programs ranking. The College's online master's program jumped one spot to No. 5 nationally and placed No. 4 among public universities and No. 3 for veterans.

The College’s online master’s degree program remains among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2022 rankings.  The College’s online master’s degree in criminal justice jumped two spots to No. 6 nationally and also placed No. 5 among public universities and No. 4 for veterans.  Thomas Blomberg, dean of the college and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor of Criminology, credited the faculty for the school’s place among the nation’s elite. 

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s online graduate program remains among the top 10 best programs in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs ranking. The College’s online master’s degree in criminal justice retained its respective spots at No. 8 nationally and No. 6 among public universities. For veterans, the online program checked in at No. 5.

Three FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty members were recently named among the top 15 influential academics in the field of criminology by AcademicInfluence.com.  Dr. Kevin M. Beaver, Judith Rich Harris Professor of Criminology, was ranked No. 6, Dr. Daniel P. Mears, Mark C.

The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice was recently honored with two top ten rankings for its online bachelor’s degree. The College’s online bachelor’s degree was ranked No. 5 among Best Online Bachelor’s Criminology Degrees and No. 7 among Best Online Bachelor’s Law Enforcement Degrees for value by Guide to Online Schools. 

The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice was recently honored with top rankings for its online master’s degree program and its campus master’s degree program.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s online graduate program is one of the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Online Programs ranking.

The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is the top college in the world for the study of crime, according to the Center for World University Rankings.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice was ranked in the 2017 Top Online Colleges for Law Enforcement. Among this ranking, the College was listed as the #1 program based on academic strength.