If you plan on majoring in criminology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #80 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of criminology. Combined, these schools handed out 116 degrees in criminology to qualified students.
The criminology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Criminology Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the criminology degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Denver is a good decision for students interested in a degree in criminology. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 criminology students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminology program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,754.
Every student pursuing a degree in criminology has to take a look at Regis University. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #742 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Regis U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Regis U in the most recent data year. Criminology degree recipients from Regis University earn a boost of around $8,701 above the typical earnings of criminology graduates.
Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great choice for students interested in a degree in criminology. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 22 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in criminology needs to check out Fort Lewis College. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 8 criminology students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent data year.
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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).