Criminology at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a criminology school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminology program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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

UMCP Criminology Degrees Available

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

UMCP Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at UMCP 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	77
White	178
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UMCP Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminology

The following criminology concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	346

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Sociologists	60	$74,540

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 Bgervais under License

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