Overview

The Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida is committed to a liberal arts education, believing that this pedagogy best prepares students for whatever choices they might make upon graduation.

Features

Faculty strive to achieve excellence in the dissemination of knowledge, to be at the cutting edge of advances in the field, and to participate with both public and private agencies involved in the prevention and control of deviant behavior.

The faculty is dedicated to ensuring that the perspectives of the academic criminologist, the criminal justice professional, the offender, the victim, and society are each critically examined within an academic/scholarly framework.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Justice and Public Policy
Quantitative Analysis in Criminology
Research Methods in Criminology
Theories of Criminal Behavior
Nature and Causes of Crime
Seminar in Violence
Seminar in Social Inequality and Crime
Seminar in Drugs and Crime

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

55 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tampa, United States

Disciplines

Criminology View 21 other PhDs in Criminology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.4

GRE^®

Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master’s degree from an accredited institution and a GPA of at least 3.40 or better (on a 4.00 scale) during graduate study.
All applicants must submit GRE scores taken within five (5) years of the desired term of entry.
Three 3 letters of recommendation speaking to the applicant’s academic capabilities
A statement of purpose detailing reasons for seeking a Ph.D. degree in Criminology, future career plans and research interests.
A sample of written work providing evidence of the applicant’s academic capabilities. If an applicant has completed a master’s thesis, it should be submitted.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

19980 USD / year

≈ 19980 USD / year
Out-of-State

19980 USD / year

≈ 19980 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8702 USD / year

≈ 8702 USD / year

Living costs

Tampa

United States

1122 - 1951 USD / month

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