Criminology at The University of Tampa

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

UT is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 9,605. Of the 2,067 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tampa in 2021, 128 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.

UT Criminology Degrees Available

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

UT Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at UT 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 UT 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 Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
	23
Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Criminology Schools	92

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in criminology from UT. This makes it the #14 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Criminology Graduates

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT is $31,473. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology students.

Criminology Student Demographics at UT

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

UT Criminology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 128 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in criminology from UT in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UT 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 Tampa with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	73
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UT Criminology Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Criminology from UT in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• 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 FL, the home state for The University of Tampa.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Sociologists	50	$78,490

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 Andonic under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.