Criminology at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. In 2021, 48 criminology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNI.

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

UNI Criminology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology

UNI Criminology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminology progam at UNI 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 UNI 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
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15

How Much Do Criminology Graduates from UNI Make?

The median salary of criminology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $34,892. This is 4% higher than $33,551, which is the national average for all criminology bachelor's degree recipients.

Criminology Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Criminology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Criminology from UNI in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical criminology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.