2024 Best Criminology Schools in Delaware

A degree in criminology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 395 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 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Criminology Schools in Delaware ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 190 degrees in criminology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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The criminology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Criminology Schools in Delaware. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Criminology in Delaware

The schools below may not offer all types of criminology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Delaware Schools in Criminology

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

138 Criminology Degrees Awarded

2.2% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Delaware if you want to pursue a degree in criminology. UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark.

Graduates who receive their degree from the criminology program earn around $33,603 for their early career.

More information about a degree in criminology from University of Delaware

2

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Criminology Degrees Awarded

1.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Delaware State University if you wish to pursue a degree in criminology. Located in the city of Dover, Del State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the criminology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $32,693.

More information about a degree in criminology from Delaware State University

Best Criminology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Criminology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	678
New York	333	578
Maryland	279	387
New Jersey	273	222
District of Columbia	188	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Criminology

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Criminology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	190

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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.