Criminology at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In 2021, 135 criminology majors received their bachelor's degree from UD.

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

UD Criminology Degrees Available

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

UD Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at UD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UD 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
	4
Best Value Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Criminology Schools	22
Most Focused Criminology Master’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in criminology from UD. This is the #53 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from UD Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $33,603. This is 0% higher than $33,551, which is the national average for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminology Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Criminology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 criminology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UD. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UD Criminology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in criminology from UD.

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

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

UD also has a doctoral program available in criminology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Managers	900	$134,410

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.