2024 Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

a bachelor's degree in criminology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #53 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 300 bachelor's degrees in criminology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Criminology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The criminology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality criminology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on criminology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of criminology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for criminology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized criminology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for criminology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Criminology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Criminology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Criminology in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in criminology.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Criminology

1

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

209 Annual Graduates

$33,849 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in criminology has to look into Old Dominion University. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those criminology students who get their bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University receive $3,935 more than the standard criminology student.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from Old Dominion University

2

Randolph - Macon College
Ashland, VA

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in criminology needs to look into Randolph - Macon College. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Randolph - Macon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from Randolph - Macon College

3

University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA

34 Annual Graduates

$26,676 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Lynchburg if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminology. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the criminology program report average early career income of $26,676.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from University of Lynchburg

4

Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA

35 Annual Graduates

$29,216 Median Starting Salary

$31,450 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Virginia Union University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in criminology. Located in the city of Richmond, VUU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the criminology program make about $29,216 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in criminology from Virginia Union University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	870
Georgia	224	299
Tennessee	220	13
North Carolina	213	208
South Carolina	195	117
Kentucky	187	74
Alabama	184	262
Louisiana	171	36
Mississippi	169	70
Arkansas	167	109
West Virginia	147	148

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Criminology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	300

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.