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 University of Pennsylvania. 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. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, UPenn is the best school in the United States for criminology majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at UPenn paid an average of $1,892 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $53,166 | $53,166 |
Fees | $6,876 | $6,876 |
Books and Supplies | $1,358 | $1,358 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,784 | $16,784 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,926 | $2,926 |
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The median early career salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UPenn is $43,798 per year. That is 40% higher than the national average of $31,254.
Online degrees for the UPenn 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 UPenn Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.2% of the criminology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 53.8% of the criminology bachelor’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Criminology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminology | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 1 |
Anthropology | 14 |
Economics | 225 |
International Relations & National Security | 44 |
Political Science & Government | 158 |
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*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.
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