by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,568 and had an average of $24,453 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,102 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,513 and $25,017 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in criminology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree criminology students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminology at University of Maryland - College Park
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s criminology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s criminology degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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