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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Criminology Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 253 degrees in criminology to qualified students.
The criminology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminology Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in criminology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 151 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in criminology needs to check out University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 46 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
Hamline University is a good option for students interested in a degree in criminology. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 14th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 37 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in criminology needs to look into University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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The criminology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
