Criminology at University of California - Irvine
UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. Of the 9,882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2021, 448 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.
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UC Irvine Criminology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology
- Master’s Degree in Criminology
- Doctorate Degree in Criminology
UC Irvine Criminology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks criminology programs across the country. The following shows how UC Irvine performed in these rankings.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The criminology major at UC Irvine 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools | 1 |
| 3 |
In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in criminology from UC Irvine. This makes it the #5 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Earnings of UC Irvine Criminology Graduates
The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $29,048. 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 UC Irvine
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminology majors at University of California - Irvine.
UC Irvine Criminology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminology bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in criminology.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 92 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 |
| White | 63 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
UC Irvine Criminology Master’s Program
In the criminology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in criminology.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in criminology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.
| Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
|---|---|---|
| Managers | 66,300 | $143,350 |
| Sociologists | 1,070 | $98,560 |
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 TFNorman under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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