Criminology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year.

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

SIUC Criminology Degrees Available

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

SIUC Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at SIUC 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminology Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUC Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from SIUC, 67% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminology

If you plan to be a criminology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	92

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Sociologists	350	$86,280

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 Mark Jaroski under License

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