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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Criminology in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
254 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 254 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,455 and $21,250 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in criminology.

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Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region criminology students.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full U of U Criminology Report

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regis University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s criminology degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at Regis University

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at DU

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Criminology Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 14 ’s criminology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Idaho

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Criminology at FLC

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

Adams State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Criminology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

Full Adams State University Criminology Report

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