Criminology at Coker University

If you plan to study criminology, take a look at what Coker University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Coker is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and approximately 1,087 students attend the school each year. Of the 180 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Coker University in 2021, 20 of them were criminology majors.

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

Coker Criminology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Coker

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Coker does offer online courses in criminology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Coker Criminology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminology programs across the country. The following shows how Coker performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminology major at Coker 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 Focused Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Criminology Schools	5
Most Popular Online Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Criminology Schools	98
Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	134
Best Criminology Schools	141
	150

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in criminology from Coker. This makes it the #40 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Coker Criminology Graduates

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Coker is $23,770. 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 Coker

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

Coker Criminology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminology from Coker in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at Coker are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Coker Criminology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 criminology majors earned their master's degree from Coker. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for Coker University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890

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 Wuapinmon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.