Criminology at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Criminology Degrees Available

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

UPenn Criminology Rankings

The criminology major at UPenn 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in criminology, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminology Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Criminology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of criminology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in criminology at UPenn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in criminology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Criminology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of criminology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Criminology

If you plan to be a criminology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	46

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Sociologists	60	$121,470

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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