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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

13 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminology is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,182 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,583 and had an average of $24,397 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in criminology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the criminology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree criminology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at UPenn

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at University of Florida

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Criminology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Read more about Criminology at UC Irvine

#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 2 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree criminology students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMCP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at UMCP

#6

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 2 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Read full report on Criminology at UD

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Criminology at The University of Texas at Dallas

#6 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SIUC Criminology Report

#9

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#13 in overall quality

University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree criminology students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMSL has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Missouri - St Louis

#9 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Criminology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#11

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Old Dominion University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s criminology students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at Old Dominion

#12

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also made our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at UofSC

#8 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUP, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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