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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,719 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,625 and $22,295 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The criminology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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