2025 Best Criminology Schools in South Carolina

If you pursue a degree in criminology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #76 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminology Schools in South Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 degrees in criminology annually.

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Pick Your Criminology Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminology Schools in South Carolina list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Criminology in South Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top South Carolina Schools in Criminology

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Criminology Degrees Awarded

12.9% Growth in Graduates

Clemson University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in criminology. Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson.More information about a degree in criminology from Clemson University

2

Lander University
Greenwood, SC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Lander University if you want to pursue a degree in criminology. Lander University is a small public university located in the town of Greenwood.More information about a degree in criminology from Lander University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	933
North Carolina	710	208
Georgia	690	321
Virginia	630	302
Tennessee	624	13
Kentucky	518	81
Mississippi	501	70
Alabama	500	271
Louisiana	489	56
Arkansas	466	110
West Virginia	410	151

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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.