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Criminology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. Of the 4,021 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 111 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.

UNCW Criminology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNCW does offer online courses in criminology for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UNCW Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at UNCW 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 UNCW 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Most Focused Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
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How Much Do Criminology Graduates from UNCW Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $27,209. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,551 for all criminology students.

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Criminology Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Criminology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 111 criminology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in criminology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 94
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Sociologists 70 $95,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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