The main focus area for this major is Criminology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Eastern Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in criminology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BS in Criminal Justice - Criminology & Crime Analysis
Track and understand criminal behavior by earning a BS in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminology & Crime Analysis.
Navigating today's complex criminal justice system takes a great communicator with real–world perspective. The goal of SNHU's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is to get you there. You'll learn from professionals across all disciplines who bring their experience to the classroom.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #110 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminology list. It is also ranked #1 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eastern Michigan.
Part-time undergraduates at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
Fees | $1,795 | $1,795 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,142 | $2,142 |
Learn more about Eastern Michigan tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 33% higher than the national average of $23,325.
The median early career salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan is $36,382 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $31,254.
Eastern Michigan does not offer an online option for its criminology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
About 54.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in criminology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminology at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020, 36.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 24 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 69 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Criminology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminology | 111 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 15 |
Economics | 19 |
Geography & Cartography | 20 |
International Relations & National Security | 17 |
Political Science & Government | 50 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.