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Criminology at Hofstra University

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Criminology at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. Of the 1,617 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 48 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.

Hofstra Criminology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

Hofstra Criminology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminology major at Hofstra 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
Best Value Criminology Schools 154

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from Hofstra Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $26,374. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology students.

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Criminology Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Criminology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The criminology program at Hofstra awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 34
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Sociologists 190 $75,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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