by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Criminology is the 80th most popular major in the country with 11,039 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Pennsylvania, there were 713 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,875 and $26,844 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in criminology.
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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 Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree criminology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Pennsylvania. This medium-sized school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Criminology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Criminology Major in Pennsylvania. 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.
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. 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%.
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