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 Georgia Southern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in criminology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 GaSou was ranked #90 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminology list. It is also ranked #3 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GaSou.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GaSou was $643 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $182 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,371 | $15,425 |
Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,136 | $10,136 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $6,158 | $6,158 |
Learn more about GaSou tuition and fees.
GaSou 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 GaSou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.9% of the criminology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in criminology at GaSou in 2019-2020, 39.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 31 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 64 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Criminology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminology | 106 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 14 |
Economics | 10 |
Geography & Cartography | 2 |
International Relations & National Security | 31 |
Political Science & Government | 54 |
*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.