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 SUNY Cortland. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in criminology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at SUNY Cortland was ranked #32 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminology list. It is also ranked #2 in New York.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Cortland was $708 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. 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 | $7,070 | $16,980 |
Fees | $1,607 | $1,607 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,100 | $13,100 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,860 | $2,860 |
Learn more about SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,325.
The median early career salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland is $36,560 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $31,254.
Online degrees for the SUNY Cortland criminology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Cortland Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.0% of the criminology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 60.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 40.7% of the criminology bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Cortland in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 32 |
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 | 59 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 6 |
Archeology | 3 |
Economics | 8 |
Geography & Cartography | 9 |
International Relations & National Security | 20 |
*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.