Criminology at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and approximately 16,094 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in criminology from University of Akron Main Campus.

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

University of Akron Main Campus Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

University of Akron Main Campus Criminology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks criminology programs across the country. The following shows how University of Akron Main Campus performed in these rankings.

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 University of Akron Main Campus 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 Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108

Earnings of University of Akron Main Campus Criminology Graduates

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Akron Main Campus is $31,823. This is less than $33,551, which is the national average of all criminology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Criminology Student Demographics at University of Akron Main Campus

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

University of Akron Main Campus Criminology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminology from University of Akron Main Campus. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at University of Akron Main Campus 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 University of Akron Main Campus with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Akron Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in criminology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics

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 OH, the home state for University of Akron Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Sociologists	90	$67,230

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 sleepydre / Threeblur0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.