Criminology at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,115 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Reno in 2021, 171 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.

UNR Criminology Degrees Available

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

UNR Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at UNR 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 UNR 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
	13
Most Popular Criminology Schools	14

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in criminology from UNR. This makes it the #46 most popular school for criminology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $34,411. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminology Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNR Criminology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in criminology from UNR. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in criminology each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a criminology master's degree from UNR, 100% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in criminology.

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

UNR also has a doctoral program available in criminology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.