2024 Best Criminology Schools in Wisconsin

Criminology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminology Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 398 degrees in criminology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminology School

Your choice of criminology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Criminology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Criminology Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminology Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Criminology in Wisconsin

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminology degree levels they offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Criminology

1

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In WI

78 Criminology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in criminology needs to take a look at Marquette University. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were approximately 78 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In WI

74 Criminology Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Whitewater if you wish to pursue a degree in criminology. UW - Whitewater is a large public university located in the distant town of Whitewater. A Best Colleges rank of #359 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.

There were approximately 74 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Wisconsin - River Falls
River Falls, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In WI

41 Criminology Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in criminology. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 41 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent data year.

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4

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great option for students interested in a degree in criminology. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Menomonie. This university ranks 11th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 20 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Lakeland University
Plymouth, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In WI

Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Plymouth. This university ranks 46th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 12 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Lakeland in the most recent data year.

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Best Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	425
Michigan	915	150
Illinois	870	237
Indiana	737	275

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.