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Master's · Tampa, Florida

Is Criminal Justice and Corrections at University of South Florida worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 7.5 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$59,759
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$76,139
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$38,095
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$40k (likely $40k – $40k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$13k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in FL
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
7.5 years (likely 4.0–20+)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
−$96k (likely −$210k – $44k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$93k (likely −$163k – $396k)
Today's dollars

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