Criminology at McMurry University

What traits are you looking for in a criminology school? To help you decide if McMurry University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminology program.

McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 1,094. Of the 238 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McMurry University in 2021, 13 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.

McMurray University Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

McMurray University Criminology Rankings

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

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 McMurray University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Criminology Schools	24
Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	96
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
	103
Best Value Criminology Schools	108
Best Criminology Schools	110
Most Popular Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular Criminology Schools	132

Criminology Student Demographics at McMurray University

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

McMurray University Criminology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 criminology majors earned their bachelor's degree from McMurray University. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at McMurray University since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at McMurray University 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 McMurry University with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

McMurray University 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 TX, the home state for McMurry University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.