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 Virginia Union University. 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.
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 VUU was ranked #152 on College Factual's Best Schools for criminology list. It is also ranked #4 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for VUU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at VUU was $482 per credit hour 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 | $10,530 | $10,530 |
Fees | $3,000 | $3,000 |
Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,358 | $9,358 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Learn more about VUU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at VUU in Criminology walked away with an average of $35,000 in student debt. That is 50% higher than the national average of $23,325.
The median early career salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from VUU is $27,519 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $31,254.
VUU 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 VUU Online Learning page.
About 48.7% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 94.9% of the criminology bachelor’s degrees at VUU 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 | 36 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Criminology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminology | 39 |
*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.