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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 397 students received a bachelor's degree in criminology from Fresno State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at Fresno State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Criminology Schools	3
Best Value Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	27

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in criminology from Fresno State. This makes it the #34 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Fresno State Criminology Graduates

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fresno State is $30,453. This is less than $33,551, which is the national average of all criminology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 397 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminology from Fresno State in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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	19
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	295
White	37
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Fresno State Criminology Master’s Program

The criminology program at Fresno State awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 42% 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	6
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fresno State also has a doctoral program available in criminology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.