Criminology at California State University - Fresno

Every criminology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminology program at California State University - Fresno stacks up to those at other schools.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminology section at the bottom of this page.

Fresno State Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
• Master’s Degree in Criminology

Fresno State Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at Fresno State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Criminology Student Demographics at Fresno State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at California State University - Fresno.

Fresno State Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fresno with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	271
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Fresno State Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. Fresno State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fresno with a master's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminology

Criminology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fresno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	404

Careers That Criminology Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Fresno.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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