2024 Best Criminology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
6Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
254Criminology Degrees Awarded
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for criminology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 254 degrees in criminology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Criminology in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were about 34 criminology students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Utah is a great choice for students interested in a degree in criminology. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 124 criminology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
Regis University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in criminology. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 52 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Regis U in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in criminology. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 criminology students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.
Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Pueblo. This university ranks 27th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 22 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent data year.
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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).
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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.
