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2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

13 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

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

For this year’s “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the criminology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pennsylvania Criminology Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #5 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Criminology at USF Tampa

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois 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.

SIUC also took the #6 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Read more about Criminology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree criminology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UC Irvine has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Irvine Criminology Report

#6

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

University of Delaware came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s criminology students 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 UD are $35,192.

Full UD Criminology Report

#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #7 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 UT Dallas are $28,610.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Criminology Report

#8

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at UMCP

#9 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #9 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at ASU - Tempe

#10

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#13 in overall quality

University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at University of Missouri - St Louis

#11

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. 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 UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#12

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Old Dominion University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion University are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Criminology at Old Dominion University

#8 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #13. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree criminology students whose families make $75-$110k list, IUP has also earned the #8 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 IUP are $18,207.

Read more about 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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