2027 Best Criminology Schools in Kentucky
Criminology degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for criminology students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Criminology in Kentucky
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Criminology
Our analysis ranked Western Kentucky University the best school in the country for a degree in criminology. This large public university is located in the city of Bowling Green. Roughly 58% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 74 criminology students who graduated with this degree at Western Kentucky University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the criminology program make about $32,370 in their early career. Western Kentucky University graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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.
