by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 789 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major” ranking looked at 60 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major. Lasell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mayaguez, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major. St. Joe’s is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coker University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Coker University is a small school located in Hartsville, South Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Located in Ponce, , this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminology at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce
Regis University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cabrini University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Saint Vincent College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Saint Vincent College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking, coming in at #11. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 12 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #12, Niagara University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Niagara University, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tiffin University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. This small school is located in Tiffin, Ohio, and it awarded 9 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Southwest came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. USW is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tampa landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stockton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking, coming in at #18. Stockton State is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 16 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking, coming in at #19. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 25 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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West Liberty University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major list. Located in West Liberty, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
Alliant International University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Alliant International University is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 5 masters’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s criminology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminology at University of Missouri - St Louis
University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Criminology Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s criminology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Criminology at University of Michigan - Dearborn
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