Criminology at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and approximately 8,783 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.

UM Dearborn Criminology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UM Dearborn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UM Dearborn does offer online education options in criminology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UM Dearborn Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at UM Dearborn 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.

Criminology Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at UM Dearborn since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UM Dearborn 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 Michigan - Dearborn with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UM Dearborn Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in criminology each year. UM Dearborn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from UM Dearborn, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Sociologists	110	$88,180

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.