2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminology in California

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Criminology in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 master's degrees in criminology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminology School for Your Master's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality criminology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for criminology.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Criminology in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for criminology students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Criminology Students Working on Their Master's

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

32 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in criminology has to look into University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were roughly 32 criminology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their master's from the criminology program report average early career income of $62,300.

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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

San Diego State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in criminology. SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were roughly 13 criminology students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

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3

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in criminology has to take a look at California State University - Fresno. Fresno State is a very large public university located in the city of Fresno. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were about 11 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent year we have data available.

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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at San Jose State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in criminology. San Jose State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Jose. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in criminology in California.

There were about 10 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Alliant International University
San Diego, CA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 5 criminology individuals who graduated with this degree at Alliant in the most recent year we have data available.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.