Criminology at Niagara University

If you are interested in studying criminology, you may want to check out the program at Niagara University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and has a total student population of 3,544. Of the 712 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Niagara University in 2021, 51 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.

Niagara Criminology Degrees Available

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

Niagara Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at Niagara 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 Niagara 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
	2
	6
Most Focused Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Criminology Schools	13
Most Focused Criminology Schools	22
Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in criminology from Niagara. This makes it the #16 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Niagara Criminology Graduates

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Niagara is $37,852. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminology Student Demographics at Niagara

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

Niagara Criminology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 criminology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Niagara. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Niagara since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at Niagara 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 Niagara University with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Niagara Criminology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in criminology from Niagara. About 64% were men and 36% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in criminology each year. Niagara does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from Niagara, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

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 Niagara 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By banderas under License

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