Overview

Department of Criminology / Department of Criminology is located in Tampa, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Criminal justice
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Criminology
(Graduate Certificate)	Criminal justice administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Criminal justice administration
Master of Science (MS)	Cybercrime	Cyber criminology
Master of Science (MS)	Cybercrime	Digital forensic investigations
Master of Science (MS)	Cybercrime	Digital forensic investigations
Master of Science (MS)	Cybercrime	Cyber criminology
Master of Arts (MA)	Criminology
(Graduate Certificate)	Digital forensics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	52
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam MA in Criminology: GRE required, preferred minimum scores of 153V (61st percentile), 144Q (17th percentile) or higher Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE (preferred minimum score of 153 Verbal (61st percentile), 144 Quantitative (17thh percentile) or higher) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

136

Applied

75

Accepted

54

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	September 30th	September 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	MA in Criminology: GRE required, preferred minimum scores of 153V (61st percentile), 144Q (17th percentile) or higher
Master's Degree Requirements	All master's require letters of recommendation; statement of purpose; in addition, the MA in Criminology and the MS in Cybercrime require a writing sample
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE (preferred minimum score of 153 Verbal (61st percentile), 144 Quantitative (17thh percentile) or higher)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Masters degree with at least 3.4 GPA; 3 letters of recommendation; statement of purpose; writing sample

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

146

Total Graduate Students

2%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	19.86%
Black or African American	20.55%
White or Caucasian	52%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0.68%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.42%
Unknown	1.37%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (7)

Female (12)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Juvenile justice and delinquency, substance use and abuse, macro-level models of criminal behavior, race and social control, violence
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	303,553

Location & Contact

Address 4202 E. Fowler Avenue SOC 107
Tampa, FL  33620
United States

Contact Dr. John Cochran
Professor and Chair
Email: cochran@usf.edu
Phone: -9749547

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