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Criminology at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 students received a bachelor's degree in criminology from UA.

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

UA Criminology Degrees Available

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

UA Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at UA 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 UA 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 Popular Criminology Master’s Degree Schools 24

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in criminology from UA. This makes it the #24 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Criminology Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Criminology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 students earned a bachelor's degree in criminology from UA. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 191
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

UA Criminology Master’s Program

89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in criminology from UA. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from UA, 78% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UA 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Managers 2,110 $106,680

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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